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My mom is dying from anapalastic thyroid cancer. She has been on a morphine pump for a little over a week. She stopped food and water intake a couple of days ago. Her kidneys and liver have started to fail. (this we know from information from our wonderful hospice nurse) I was wondering how long on average a person will survive once their food and water intake stops?
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GeezLouize75
God Bless your Mom and all of your family.
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daney928
Sorry to hear this, usually about 3-5 days.

Hopefully things will get better for you
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