dad is doing horrible. we are trying to force feed this liquid shake stuff the dr. gave us down his throat. we force him to drink other fluids as well to try to keep him hydrated. He's anemic now and consistantly losing weight. lost 5 lbs this week making a total of 35 so far. how long will it take for my dad to begin to get better? 2 months? 4months? 6 months? I am feeling like I may need to hire some help to get through this. Right now he needs attention 24 hours a day just to encourage him to drink. the peg is not an option right now so this is our only way of nutrition. if we don't force him to keep drinking he will just sleep his life away. do any of you have any suggestions for me on ideas to help my dad put weight on or at least quit losing? at what point do the bad things begin to taper off? it seems like it's just going on forever! I can't see an end to it all right now just an uphill battle.