Uncooperative Parent Doesn ’t Want To Work With Physical Therapist
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Dear Carol: My mother, 93, is mentally sharp and lives in her own retirement apartment. As would be expected, she has some physical problems, including arthritis severe enough that she needed a hip replacement in her 80s. She uses a walker but her balance is iffy even with that. I’d like her to have physical therapy to help her improve her balance because of the risk of falling. I’ve communicated with a doctor and she said that we could have a therapist come to the apartment twice a week, but Mom refuses. She takes little medication so there’s nothing detrimental that I can see that we can change except to improve her balance. It makes me angry that she won’t allow this therapist to come to help her. She’s always hated people fussing over her, so I get where she is coming from, but she still needs to have this therapy to stay on her feet. How can I convince her? — MJ.
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