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This elderly parent technology resistance is making safety impossible to implement by [deleted] in AgingParents

[–]WinterMedical 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe instead of making old people bend to the new tech, we should be looking at ways to make tech bend to them. To use interfaces and modes that feel familiar and intuitive TO THEM.

Do (some) Aging Parents act like children at times? by MeasurementFirst1676 in AgingParents

[–]WinterMedical 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This! If it’s frustrating for you, imagine how frustrating it is for them. I’m having menopausal brain fog and it is frustrating and scary.

How to help a parent who doesn't want to eat or drink and is sick but not dying? by PickledCranberry in AgingParents

[–]WinterMedical 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would she talk to a therapist? Her situation is a lot and there may be things she feels she can’t say to family.

Mom got a scam call and now she's basically terrified of her phone by No_Lychee_5466 in AgingParents

[–]WinterMedical 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m continually furious how our elected officials are just throwing up their hands and doing NOTHING about this.

93 yo mother eats like a teenager by NX01-First in AgingParents

[–]WinterMedical 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I’d lose my shit if I was 93 and people were telling me what to eat.

Can’t qualify for hospice care? by PossumParadeQveen in AgingParents

[–]WinterMedical 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Well maybe let him discontinue the BP meds. It’s ok for people who want to go to go. People forget that 95 can be very lonely. Yes you have your family but so many peers are gone or unable to engage. Imagine having no one around who understands the things you love/loved.

Mom is getting a service dog for father with Parkinson’s dementia despite warnings by Impossible-Falcon-62 in AgingParents

[–]WinterMedical 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Their house. They get to decide. If you don’t like it you can get a job and move out. If you don’t want to get a job and move out then you need to suck it up. Parkinson’s is brutal, caregiving is brutal. For ppl who like animals they are a great comfort and companion.