[lukas099]

If I was starving to death, the acute sensation of hunger would override everything else in my mind.

[AlexeyBrin]

Unfortunately someone with advanced dementia does not know if she has eaten or not. Most of the time there will be no eating, unless someone else puts food in your mouth.

[hrimfaxi]

That wasn't the case with my father, who had a pretty good appetite up until his last few weeks.

[lukas099]

Why would they need to know whether they have eaten, or even what eating is? They would feel the sensation of gnawing hunger in their stomach, the same way a baby or animal does.

[kranke155]

You ever hung out with someone in deep dementia ?

[jrs235]

But seriously, how do you know that?