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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When you talk to the doctor, be sure to ask if your father needs a "two-person lift". An adult male with low muscle tone is very very difficult to move by one person. Not to mention toileting and bathing. Also, many nursing homes provide "respite care" for caregivers who need a break. [/quote] +1 My emaciated father was down to about 120 lbs (he was a big man before) and it was impossible for one person to change his diaper, and still very hard for me plus my mom or sister or even all three of us to change. This was all during covid so we appreciated the abundance of masks around, and we even put essential oils on the mask to cover the smell of changing a poop diaper. It’s awful and there was some gagging at times, but we did it out of love, and we tried to give him as much dignity and respect as possible. Bless you OP, this is hard stuff. [/quote]
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