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My 73-year-old mother has severe lung issues from smoking on oxygen. She insists on living alone so she can smoke.

mother 73 with sever lung issues from smoking on oxygen and emergency corroded artery surgery due to never seeing a doctor all her life insists living alone so she can smoke.She can not stay awake very long and is holding onto furniture to get around.She cared for my grandmother and has developed habits of walking around at night with the tv going LOUD all night.She sleeps for several hours and get sup repeats all the conversation she did before she laid down.My grandmother had dementia.I need her to leave the house and come with me or to a facility.She needs help.Depression is there as well.
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