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[quote=Anonymous]My mom died in February at 89 and with a slew of upcoming medical appointments scheduled. She initiated all of these follow up appointments and insisted that every symptom of her diagnosed heart failure be treated or at least discussed; fatigue, shortness of breath, lack of appetite, increased swelling in legs and face, decreased mobility, urinary incontinence.

She told her geriatrician that she was resting up and recuperating to be strong enough to have a heart repair surgery - something she refused a decade prior due to the (her words) extraordinary long recovery period and the required extended bed rest.

She also used a wheelchair and needed me or another sibling to accompany her. My mom never once asked what stage she was in, nor did she want to hear about hospice or palliative care. Her doctors allowed her to live in this complete denial, yet it was nearly impossible to get her out for these appointments. I ended up quitting my job to better manage her care - and around this time she couldn’t live alone so had to hire round the clock care.
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