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[quote=Anonymous]80 yo father has glaucoma that responds to meds fairly well, so eye pressure is relatively well managed. However he keeps complaining how his eyes are “killing him”, how he can barely do anything because his eyes are so bad, etc etc. This mostly relates to social activities with a cognitive element (think puzzle club or sudoku get togethers or language courses for seniors) which I make him do, otherwise he just sits in his house and doesn’t really do much except taking walks, and feels compelled to talk to me every day about every little thought that comes into his head. So, are his complaints legit? Should I help him talk to his dr about them? Maybe advocate for him? Or is it just a passive aggressive “you are making me do all those activities and it makes my eyes hurt” sort of thing? So far I’ve asked him to tell me in writing what exact symptoms he has of “his eyes bothering him”. [/quote]
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