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Thyroid Issues in the Elderly
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My 86-year-old mother has been experiencing extreme chills in the evenings. Does anyone know what might cause this? We can’t get her warm.
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Llamalover47
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Options for mother-in-law with self-neglect due to lack of health care?
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Geaton777
Replied Mar 20, 2023
Terminal thyroid cancer. Any advice?
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AlvaDeer
Answered Apr 2022
What is the survival timeline for advanced hurthle carcinoma after radiation is done?
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Mutton
Answered Apr 2022
How can I get a thyroid blood test at home?
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97yroldmom
Answered Feb 2022
Received some difficult news today, any guidance?
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Mom is always cold. She’s only 62… trying to figure out if this is normal.
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AlvaDeer
Answered May 2021
Are there tricks to get dementia patients to take their meds?
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wolflover451
Answered Oct 2020
Sole caregiver to 88 yr. old Mom. I have no support system and Mom's doctors are failing to communicate. Advice?
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NYCaretaker52
Replied Sep 2020
Where can my mom go after she leaves rehabilitation center if she needs two people to assist her into wheel chair?
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JoAnn29
Replied Sep 2020
How to stop feeling guilty and selfish after putting mom in memory care?
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Lymie61
Answered Aug 2020
How much time to give mum for deciding on living arrangements?
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kaykay2
Answered Aug 2020
Help, mother (70) had a pulmonary embolism and is on anticoagulants. Advice on diet, hygiene, precautions, injury prevention, entertainment?
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GardenArtist
Answered Aug 2020
I suspect my 87 year old mother is not taking her thyroid medication everyday. What symptoms should I look for if this is the case?
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97yroldmom
Answered Jul 2020
How do you “force” an adult to eat and drink more?
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Shane1124
Answered Jun 2020
My husband is not the man I married 40 years ago. Any advice?
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frostedflake
Answered Mar 2020
Parkinson and hospice care?
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NeedHelpWithMom
Replied Mar 2020
Has anyone been deliberately misdiagnosed? Had to deal with a vindictive provider? Been ignored when you complained? Know where to get help?
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Mysteryshopper
Answered Feb 2020
After 10 years of worrying about 83 yr old mom not sleeping at night, I found out she was taking Phentermine. What should I do?
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lealonnie1
Answered Jan 2020
Anyone else dealing with a parent that refuses to take any medications?
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Skylerr
Answered Nov 2019
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