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Joan_W
I visited Dad in the hospital and he seems to have stopped pretending that he's blind. Now to convince him that he can walk.
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Joan_W
The day I took him to the ER he could sit up, stand up, and walk by himself, so now that his kidneys are OK I don't see the need for continuing the charade. I'm hoping to get him into physio rehab instead of a seniors institution. His attention seeking is getting him into so much trouble!
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mimi
Oh, I'm so sorry. That's a really difficult situation.
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heylisa
I wish there was an easy answer, but "let him stew in his juices" is unkind. I'm sorry for your situation, Joan.
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TJCS63
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say, Grace#🟦
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exeat
won't the hospital do some kind of assessment before they discharge him?
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Joan_W
mimi
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Joan_W
heylisa
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Joan_W
TJCS63
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Joan_W
say, Grace#🟦
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Joan_W
exeat
: You'd think. Unfortunately they have no trouble believing that a 92 year old can't walk, so they're following the path of least resistance.
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Joan_W
They won't address Dad's psychiatric issues.
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Joan_W
What's worse, it turns out my brother seems to have similar psychiatric problems. I'm pretty much in hell
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say, Grace#🟦
just keep visiting him, you need to take care of yourself for a bit. His other issues might start showing up as he gets used to the nurses
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Joan_W
say, Grace#🟦
: I'm not visiting him every day, which helps me. He had been in an intensive care unit where he got 5 star treatment and tons of attention. He's now in a transitional unit, since that his kidney failure has resolved, that I'd compare to a fleabag motel, where he gets little attention and his roommate speaks no English and moans constantly.
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Joan_W
I have to be well enough to make it to tomorrow's meeting. So much depends on the decisions made in the coming days. I may go to the ER afterwards, though. I feel a lot like I did before my bypass.
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say, Grace#🟦
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mimi
Oh, please don't endanger yourself. I'm sorry all this is on your shoulders.
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Joan_W
say, Grace#🟦
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Thanks
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Joan_W
mimi
: I'll do what I can. If I falter now it'll be impossible to repair the damage