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My mother refuses medical care and has fallen and hit her head. It's been explained to me that no one can force medical care on her. Help!
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Heather10
Answered May 2018
How do you address a continual complaint of pain when numerous doctor and hospital visits say nothing is wrong?
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PandabearAUS
Answered Apr 2019
How do family doctors effectively persuade a dementia patient to hand over the car keys and accept the fact that they cannot drive anymore?
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JoAnn29
Answered Mar 4, 2024
Mom (90) with LBD has skin cancer. Do we operate?
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Katefalc
Answered Apr 2022
Has anyone suffered PTSD from caregiving?
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Ella2021
Answered Sep 2022
Changed DNR, what options do we have?
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JeanMills
Answered May 2020
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InFamilyService
Answered Sep 16, 2023
Diabetic father would rather die than have his leg amputated to save the family from trouble...but it's causing trouble! What can I do?
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SnoopyLove
Answered Nov 2018
I was trying to help my mother-in-law with her toenails and holy cow, I wasn't prepared. Long, thick and curving nails aren't easy to trim. Any advice?
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jemfleming
Answered Nov 2022
How can I get answers from doctors to my questions when my husband is always with me?
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Isthisrealyreal
Replied Jan 2023
Mom's repeated mystery illness... Anyone ever experience something similar?
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JustDaughter
Answered Feb 2022
Called my mother's doctor! Ugh
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Resentfully
Answered Nov 2018
Recurring UTI in 93 yr old mom with dementia, is urologist worth it?
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EllerySir
Answered Oct 2019
86-year-old mom's hallucinations and delusions are getting out of control! What can I do?
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Sistasoul
Answered Aug 2017
Does pain tolerance increase with dementia?
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JJGood19
Answered Jan 2018
Recovering from anesthesia; we're not seeing improvement as fast as we thought we'd see. Any thoughts?
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partsmom
Answered Apr 2018
Dad not dealing well with illness - He has a cold now and he tells me how ill he is, how he's not got long left!
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Countrymouse
Answered Dec 2018
Has anyone taken their parent to a hospital from long-term care to have cataract surgery? My mother will likely need to be restrained. Thoughts?
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DrBenshir
Answered Aug 2021
How many Drs. is enough Drs.?
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Daughterof1930
Answered Jul 2021
Taking mom to the doctor is a true ordeal; any suggestions?
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Nanababies
Answered Jan 2020
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