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In reply to the discussion: Older Americans cope with shock and stress as vaccine effort overlooks them [View all]RobinA
(9,911 posts)a bit "harsh" also. I am 63. I have seen too many situations where elders put their loved ones through months and years of torment by insisting on staying in houses that aren't safe for them anymore. The adult children are ripping their hair out worrying about Mom, who won't move. They love their parent. They don't want anything to happen to them. They go running over (if they can) every time Mom gets in a jam. But Mom insists upon living in a cluttered house with no safety features. Mom can't operate the TV, she can't get in the bath tub safely, there are steps. She loses the cordless phone. All the while, daughters (it's almost always daughters) are losing sleep at night wondering if Mom is OK. Nope. I'm moving into continuing care. I don't want to put my loved ones through that.