Who still live independently about 2 hours away from me. There are times I feel they should see their doctor about something but they refuse. My children think I can make them go and make me feel bad for letting them decide if they should go to the dr. or not.
The bottom line is, if they are "in agony" you can't fix that, but the ER can.
I'm only half serious.
People have no clue what goes on when they're on the outside looking in. When my mom was in bed, dying, my aunt would screech on the phone to me, "Take her to the Dr.!! Make her get up!!!" How exactly? Physically drag someone from their bed? Physically drag someone from their home and push them into the Dr.'s office? You know that's not possible and I know that's not possible.
I think it's kinda sweet that your kids are so concerned about their grandparents but since these are adult children tell them to back off unless they want to participate in the caregiving on a regular basis in which case they will earn a say in what goes on.
I suspected a parent had dementia
Someone was having chest pains
Someone was staying in bed for no clear reason
Someone broke a bone
Someone reported blood in stool
Someone was short of breath
Someone fainted or had a seizure
Someone reported having a severe headache
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