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Can you say a little prayer for my father in law, please?
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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 440818" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>I think some older people prefer to ignore problems rather than face the possibility of facing life threatening issues and, in particular, the change in lifestyle that comes with illness. Older people are not trustful of random medical care. Our local hospitals often only have MD's with off shore degrees and frequently don't have the same grasp of English as the primary physician. Also at our ER the wait for care is often long. Last month I went to the ER to make sure that my chest congestion wasn't bronchitis or pneumonia. My primary is almost an hour away. Anyway, I got there at 5:15 and actually was seen by the MD after 8:00. It took five minutes for him to listen to my chest and order an xray. I got the xray within thirty minutes but had to wait another 45 for the Rx. The combination of fear and time and unfamiliar experts make older people decide to wait for the Dr. they know. on the other hand, with that much weight loss....father in law has been keeping his eyes shut too long.</p><p></p><p>I am sending caring thoughts and prayers to your family. Hugs. DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 440818, member: 35"] I think some older people prefer to ignore problems rather than face the possibility of facing life threatening issues and, in particular, the change in lifestyle that comes with illness. Older people are not trustful of random medical care. Our local hospitals often only have MD's with off shore degrees and frequently don't have the same grasp of English as the primary physician. Also at our ER the wait for care is often long. Last month I went to the ER to make sure that my chest congestion wasn't bronchitis or pneumonia. My primary is almost an hour away. Anyway, I got there at 5:15 and actually was seen by the MD after 8:00. It took five minutes for him to listen to my chest and order an xray. I got the xray within thirty minutes but had to wait another 45 for the Rx. The combination of fear and time and unfamiliar experts make older people decide to wait for the Dr. they know. on the other hand, with that much weight loss....father in law has been keeping his eyes shut too long. I am sending caring thoughts and prayers to your family. Hugs. DDD [/QUOTE]
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