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[quote=Anonymous]Doctors can't do anything about dementia, nothing that really works, so there's that. I think with many, they start having bathroom accidents at night which leads them to be embarrassed. They then stop drinking enough fluids, afraid of accidents. They get dehydrated. This can lead to UTIs which surprisingly can give them mental disturbances, until the UTI is discovered and treated. Dehydration can land them in the hospital. They can fall. When they stop or refuse (enough) fluids, reclining to eat may happen next. At that point they have decided it's close to their time to go. [/quote]
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