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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Part of the “progressive decline” is when people start using wheelchairs and soon cannot get anywhere without one, followed not long after by needing help with transfers, etc. [b]“Someone has to be next to him.” No they don’t. [/b]He probably wishes they’d leave him alone. He knows he might fall. Offer options. Let him make his own choices. [/quote] They actually do. Recently, my dad decided to use his cane instead of the portable wheelchair when mom took them to Walmart. I was at work and didn't know he was going to do that. Yep, he ended up on the floor of Walmart. I was an hour away at work. We have very nice EMT's where we live, whom we see regularly because dad doesn't 'want' to use a wheelchair. BTW, progressive decline isn't caused by using a wheelchair-he needs a wheelchair [i]because [/i]he has progressive decline.[/quote]
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