Today my mom had a visit from her speech therapist at the house. She is fantastic! She is truly concerned about my mom and that is what really impressed me the most. She treats my mom like a friend rather than just treating her like a patient. Mom is down to 120 lbs now and the doctor is concerned with her calorie intake. She needs to boost her calorie intake to at least 1500 to maintain her weight. We would like to have her gain a little weight incase she gets sick and can't eat for a few days, she will have some extra weight on her. To gain weight, she will have to take in at least 1800 calories which would be hard to do at first. My plan is to start off slow with her, at least reach 1500 and work our way up. In addition, the doctor suggested we purchase Benecalorie by nestle. It is a small shot of liquid to add to protein shakes or pureed meals which adds 330 calories! Furthermore, I started a calorie tracker for her to make sure she is actually taking in the correct amount of calories.
If you know anyone or live with ALS and have any other tips on how to boost caloric intake, please comment below this post!
Stay tuned! My next post will be later this evening about an article I found on ALS!
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