She has refused to eat and eats very little now, going on the second week. She will eat ice cream, but not any "regular" food. We have cut food into small bites, tried not to overwhelm her, had others try to feed her. We are kind of at our wit's end! Very frustrating! She has only been formally diagnosed since January, 2018, but in reality, this has been going on for at least five (5) years. Amazing how you can see those signs now, but we clearly didn't recognize them when they were happening. Any ideas are most appreciated. She says everything tastes like "crap". Her sleep patterns are all over the chart. Sometimes she's up all night and then sleeping during the day when meals are offered. Other times, she sleeps all night, but then appears to be dozing still during the day.
Any calories are better than nothing and quite frankly with Alzheimer's shoot for quality and forget about quantity.
3 months happy eating ice cream 6x daily or 3 years miserable not knowing who is feeding you or who you are?
I'm sorry that your family is going through this awful disease.
Thats a good idea with the carnation instant breakfast, will she drink milkshakes? You can always add fruit to get some fiber in her diet. I personally love chocolate and banana, strawberry, pineapple, coconut, peanut butter, mango, oh, I guess chocolate and anything .
If she doesn't like shakes, you can add the ingredients, blend and refreeze.
Try not to get caught up in all the what if's, maybe's and second guessing, just when you think you've got it, it changes.
Focus on safety and wellbeing with out taking her reactions to heart, if she eats ice cream, she is not hungry, if she needs to go to the dr and doesn't want to, oops, sorry you need to mom, you get the idea.
You can do this!
🤗Hugs for all you do!🤗
She likes McD spicey chicken sandwiches once in a while. At least it is some nutrition.
As bad as it may sound, treat her like a toddler trying to have bad eating habits, sneak in the "good for you" foods