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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Try to have more empathy.  I'm an RN and frequently have patients who are told they are not going to be going home again. It is a HUGE loss for them. Imagine living on your own for decades and suddenly you're being told you're not capable of taking care of yourself anymore. And you touched on part of it, she's embarrassed. It is extremely difficult to lose your independence. And that's not even bringing up the fact that this causes her to look at her own mortality. A lot see it as their first foot in the grave.

I get your frustrations, I do. I had to deal with my dad's physical and mental decline from Parkinsons. But I think looking at things from her side may help you a lot. [/quote]

I know how devastated I am that my aunt had to be moved to a care facility. My family have over 6 decades of memories of reunions, holidays at her house. Our family isn't anymore because my older relatives are gone. They held us all together. I can not imagine how hard it was for my aunt and her children. Op, don't you understand this? [/quote]

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