Growing Old
Well,
I got the phone call. My mom is sick and is in the hospital. I have been waiting for this call for a while now. My mom hasn't taken care of her body in over 40 years! And, after her big car accident in 1988 (or 87??) she has refused to go see a doctor, any doctor. Double Whammy!
Based on her symptoms I have diagnosed her with Congestive Heart Failure with an underlying disease of Diabetes. I have also tossed in COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) to top it all off.
My Dad is doing his best. I have asked lots of questions and he has no answers. He doesn't have any medical education, which in my expierence, leaves people very vunerable and depending a lot on their DR's. People are afraid to ask questions because they just don't know. I think that schools, either high school or college, should offer basic medical courses and make them mandatory.
Perhaps after this stay in the hospital, will my mother take better care of herself and actually go and see a doctor once in a while?? Probably not.
Growing old sucks! I think that there are 3 options to growing old:
1) Don't! Just don't get old!
2) Stay healthy and active-you really are only as old as you think!
3) Get some basic medical education and don't be afraid to ask questions.
Your Doctor isn't GOD!
I got the phone call. My mom is sick and is in the hospital. I have been waiting for this call for a while now. My mom hasn't taken care of her body in over 40 years! And, after her big car accident in 1988 (or 87??) she has refused to go see a doctor, any doctor. Double Whammy!
Based on her symptoms I have diagnosed her with Congestive Heart Failure with an underlying disease of Diabetes. I have also tossed in COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) to top it all off.
My Dad is doing his best. I have asked lots of questions and he has no answers. He doesn't have any medical education, which in my expierence, leaves people very vunerable and depending a lot on their DR's. People are afraid to ask questions because they just don't know. I think that schools, either high school or college, should offer basic medical courses and make them mandatory.
Perhaps after this stay in the hospital, will my mother take better care of herself and actually go and see a doctor once in a while?? Probably not.
Growing old sucks! I think that there are 3 options to growing old:
1) Don't! Just don't get old!
2) Stay healthy and active-you really are only as old as you think!
3) Get some basic medical education and don't be afraid to ask questions.
Your Doctor isn't GOD!
posted by zaftig at
8:42 AM
1 Comments:
Strangely enough, I've always thought that our mother would out live us all.....
I'm sorry to hear she's unwell and I truly do hope she will recover quickly and find some semblance of health and healing.
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Jerri, at January 16, 2006 12:16 PM
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