They’ll just feed him intravenously. Wife presumably can’t do that.
But protections need to be in place, an ombudsman, attorneys, whatever, to makes sure that a little old lady isn’t being blamed just because her husband doesn’t want to eat very much.
Also no one should be grabbing hold of her assets.
When Dad was in Rehab and I complained about his weight loss. That was the first thing they recommended was surgical implantation of a feeding tube. After reading up on the survival rates of elderly with feeding tubes (not good), I rejected that idea.
Dad kept saying if I took him home, he would eat more. And insurance for the rehab was about to run out anyway. So I took him home, but he didn’t eat more. And then I was talking to the pharmacist about him and he recommended Megase. It worked for him. I think it should always be tried prior to feeding tubes.
When Dad was in Rehab and I complained about his weight loss. That was the first thing they recommended was surgical implantation of a feeding tube. After reading up on the survival rates of elderly with feeding tubes (not good), I rejected that idea.
Dad kept saying if I took him home, he would eat more. And insurance for the rehab was about to run out anyway. So I took him home, but he didn’t eat more. And then I was talking to the pharmacist about him and he recommended Megase. It worked for him. I think it should always be tried prior to feeding tubes.