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[quote=Anonymous]sorry OP to hear this, I am in a similar boat. My dad has either parkinsons (atypical) or other neurological issue which makes mobility very challenging. I bought him a rollerator and a four point cane when I was out last because he was using ski poles as mobility aids (which are slippery and do not work well). My stepmother dislikes the look/bulk of the rollerator and cane and told me that my dad's issues were "mostly in his head" and makes him use only the ski poles.  Well, she did until he fell and gashed that head wide open. Now I guess he is allowed to use the cane. But either she is in denial or doesn't care (she once said that she would sooner divorce than sleep next to my dad if he needed a cpap--seriously?!). She still refuses to put things in like hand rails in the bathroom and move boxes out of the hallway. He sees a physical therapist now who has been gently suggesting changes. It can't come from me since stepmother hates me and anyone she perceives as intervening in her authority. My dad goes along with it because she flies in to fits of rages at the smallest provocation, but its sad to see and hard to take. [/quote]

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