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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP again.

And I actually think the insistence on doing more, at little potential benefit, is truly barbaric. It has already dramatically reduced my dads quality of life. [/quote]

Have you read the book Being Mortal? It talks about how doctors are trained to never give up and try everything, and that it's hard for them to be the ones to throw in the towel first. It might be time for you to push back if you feel the treatments are worse than the cancer, and that the end result is only a few extra months.

Also, do you want to move your mom into a facility based on your dad when your dad won't be a factor in the long term? Maybe she would prefer a CCRC once it is just her (as you've seen they won't accept someone in your dad's late and acute stage). I regret not getting my parents into a CCRC before my dad developed dementia. It would have been nice to have my mom situated while my dad moved through the levels of care as needed. Now they are similar to your parents, and likely my dad will have to go to a care facility while my mom stays in their home, and she will have to drive every day to see him. It will be harder for both of them :/[/quote]

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