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<blockquote data-quote="Ky hills" data-source="post: 1673225" data-attributes="member: 24816"><p>There is another side of the equation too. Sometimes elderly people really have been capable of caring for themselves and even helping others up until they have a medical event. Then at that point drs and nurses often treat them like they have been invalids for years. We went through this with my mother a few years ago. She was 89 and had been doing her shopping, and helped another elderly friend and drove her to some appointments. She was also a treasurer for her association of retired employees. She was slowing down some in comparison to years past but still capable until having a stroke. At that point most of the drs wrote her off and at one point 3 drs argued in front of her about whether or not to do a pacemaker. One nurse actually told my wife that she didn't believe anyone over 70 should not be treated. Then as for the way she was physically treated by the majority of drs and nurses I could write a book.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ky hills, post: 1673225, member: 24816"] There is another side of the equation too. Sometimes elderly people really have been capable of caring for themselves and even helping others up until they have a medical event. Then at that point drs and nurses often treat them like they have been invalids for years. We went through this with my mother a few years ago. She was 89 and had been doing her shopping, and helped another elderly friend and drove her to some appointments. She was also a treasurer for her association of retired employees. She was slowing down some in comparison to years past but still capable until having a stroke. At that point most of the drs wrote her off and at one point 3 drs argued in front of her about whether or not to do a pacemaker. One nurse actually told my wife that she didn’t believe anyone over 70 should not be treated. Then as for the way she was physically treated by the majority of drs and nurses I could write a book. [/QUOTE]
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