A week ago, Dad was declining so badly I thought it was the end for him. Then the doctor had me stop his BP meds because Hospice was called in and it seemed like Dad only had days to live. Well the 2nd day without any medications Dad sprung back to life! So much so that on Saturday the 5th day off meds (and my birthday) our family was over and He was up for 10hrs with us all and even played poker with us (as best he could remember how to play) but physically he was good. He laughed, ate a beautiful meal of Yellow Fin Tuna my son had caught earlier in the week, drank coffee, had ice cream and cake, and best of all He got to sing Happy Birthday to me! - We were all left with our mouths hanging open.
So, the important reason I'm sharing this is because we seriously thought Dad was on his deathbed - NO he wasn't - it was his medication was too much for him on his limited diet. Once he stopped eating solids, because of the dysphagia, I believe his blood pressure medications (2) different ones, were now too strong for him, obviously, I know this now because they knocked him out. So if your LO starts to lose their appetite - please have their medications looked at and adjusted to prevent the same thing from happening.
Dad and I have now spent hours daily now sitting together out in our backyard patio talking and looking out over all the flowers and roses he's always loved so much. Talk about a 180º turnaround.
This also has been a huge psychological rollercoaster for us all here - we went from discussing his final arrangements to playing poker on my birthday. Seriously.
Dad is 96yrs old and still has severe Lewy Body Dementia, but this turn of events has at least made whatever time he has left so much more enjoyable than sleeping his life away. Someone said it might be a rally but it's been 7 days with no meds now - I'm not sure a rally would last that long! If anyone has had any experience with this please let me know. Thank you!
Check the meds - it might be part of the problem if your LO is sleeping too much!.