I am a Doctor of Physical Therapy with a 10+ year focus on geriatrics. Specifically helping people help their parents navigate this current healthcare environment in the US.
It seems no one thinks about their parents having a fall, injury or medical event until they wind up hospitalized and most of the decisions and responsibility falls on the children.
I have written a book titled The Accidental Caregiver’s Guide: The toolkit for navigating the healthcare system and aging in place. It has 153 five star reviews on Amazon. If anyone would like to read it, it can be found for free here:
https://next-alexandria.gitcitadel.eu/publication/naddr/naddr1qvzqqqr4tqpzplfq3m5v3u5r0q9f255fdeyz8nyac6lagssx8zy4wugxjs8ajf7pqyd8wumn8ghj7argv4nx7un9wd6zumn0wd68yvfwvdhk6qgmwaehxw309a6xsetrd96xzer9dshxummnw3erztnrdakszyrhwden5te0dehhxarj9ekxzmnyqyg8wumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnhd9hx2qghwaehxw309ahx7um5wgh8xmmkvf5hgtngdaehgqg3waehxw309ahx7um5wgerztnrdaksz9thwden5te0v9nkwu3wdehhxarj9ekxzmnyqyv8wumn8ghj7un9d3
108 hours into my quarterly fast. Looking forward to breaking it because I like food, not because I feel bad. I could probably break my previous record of 116 hours without much difficulty. Not sure which way I’ll go.