Hi there, my lovely 85 year old FIL fell and broke his leg in early December. This was the latest in many breaks/falls over the past 5 years - pelvis, hip, foot and now this. He was in hospital for nearly 4 weeks and over Xmas as they didn't have the carers available to provide help at home (my MIL is 86 and wouldn't be able to lift him etc). So he finally came home about a week ago and his deterioration is shocking. Carers are coming 4 times a day, he can barely move, is hardly drinking and hardly eating. He had a urine infection which set him back a bit but antibiotics have now kicked in. He is wasting away in front of us and I seem to be the only one who is shocked by this. He has special shakes to drink but is struggling to swallow them. My DH says he knows his dad has had enough, he's been in pain for years with a bad back/leg and this is the final straw for his poor body. My MIL also seems to be in denial, she said to me the other day that "people can live for ages without eating as long as they are drinking". Or maybe she has accepted it. I told my DH the other morning that he would probably be dead within two weeks if he doesn't start eating. He is able to talk just about and I find it heartbreaking. My FIL's mum apparently starved herself to death. FIL is now struggling to swallow and the carer mentioned this is a sign the body is shutting down. I keep thinking he should be put on a drip or taken back into hospital but apparently he gets upset if that is mentioned (they thought he had sepsis the other day and was distraught at the thought of going back in but thankfully it wasn't). I'm not sure what I'm asking but this is my first experience of losing a parent/in-law and I'm shocked that a broken leg can do this to someone x