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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nurses and doctors see a lot of old people getting life-prolonging therapy that is not offering them quality of life. Families making decisions that they disagree with, etc, or people in under staffed nursing homes. So I think their default is to be conservative with an elderly patient, especially one with a progressive disease like Parkinson’s, Because they’ve seen a lot of older people living lives that don’t seem to them as worth living.

My mid-80’s dad has atypical Parkinson’s, and I really had to step in to get various issues treated seriously by doctors and nurses— Issues that I think they would’ve seen as urgent if he was a 45-year-old man.

The fact of the matter is, my father probably only has a few years of life left. But every single one of those days is very important to him. I think doctors and nurses look at him and see an old guy who’s very debilitated and doomed. But he loves his life and wants it to last long as possible. He can’t really advocate for himself, though. Certainly his primary care doctor was not equipped to take care of an extremely old person, and yet he has treated my dad for so many years that my dad is loyal to him, even though the doctor is not competent in geriatrics my view. The whole thing is very sad.

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You say that now - every single one of his days is important to him. Does he fully understand chances are if he doesn’t die of something else first he will most likely lose the ability to walk, talk, and swallow, will become incontinent and bed ridden?  I really don’t get why you would want to prolong his life so he can suffer. Mid-80’s is beyond a typical lifespan for when he was born. [/quote]

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