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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I noticed that as my father aged, medical staff was more often disregarding his symptoms or input. I was his advocate, but it depressed me to think of all the seniors who don't have someone looking out for them or speaking up for their needs.[/quote]

Perhaps because there comes a point in a persons life that there isn’t really a benefit to treating something. Or doing the most aggressive treatment. [/quote]

But it's not for the doctor to decide that. If the patient has a will to live and is participating in their care, they should be treated as any other patient.[/quote]

Don't always agree here. A person with advanced age who develops cancer cannot always do aggressive chemo, for instance.[/quote]

Dealing with this now (and OP/PP on another thread): MIL received a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s at a neurologist appointment but FIL interceded and told the doctor NOT to tell the diagnosis to his wife who claims “she’s fine.” So now we are keeping the diagnosis a secret from the patient and pretending nothing’s wrong. I truly don’t know what is next and if the doctors can manage NOT to disclose this diagnosis to MIL.[/quote]

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