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That's terrrible, very tough to bear being messed around that way! It should be about *quality* of life and there's plenty life left in someone aged 77 and they should be doing all they can to improve the quality of life and mobility.
My mother-in-law will be 95 in November. She's still living in her own little cottage, still hobbling about with a frame. She fell and had a fractured femur when she was 76, was in hospital for a few week having it sorted. She's since broken another bone in the other leg and they repaired that for her. She also tried to persuade her dentist she was too old for an extraction when she was 92 - but she had it done and got herself back home with her walking frame. She a tiny, frail looking woman who is rarely more than about 6st weight, spent her entire life worrying about her figure and borders on Anorexia - but that's never deterred her GP and other Drs from enabling her to carry on being as independent as possible.
TBH she sometimes makes me feel useless. She may be small, fussing about her figure but nobody ever suggested she was 'too old' or too frail' - even though she's sometimes told them herself she's 'past it and too old'.
Stay positive and fingers crossed that shoulder will be sorted out soon!
Pol
Originally posted by Bob Ross
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Thanks, if it ever happens. The drama is like "We know this will work for you but we can't do it without another test and another expert looks at your 77 year old body" .... 
Bob
Bob
My mother-in-law will be 95 in November. She's still living in her own little cottage, still hobbling about with a frame. She fell and had a fractured femur when she was 76, was in hospital for a few week having it sorted. She's since broken another bone in the other leg and they repaired that for her. She also tried to persuade her dentist she was too old for an extraction when she was 92 - but she had it done and got herself back home with her walking frame. She a tiny, frail looking woman who is rarely more than about 6st weight, spent her entire life worrying about her figure and borders on Anorexia - but that's never deterred her GP and other Drs from enabling her to carry on being as independent as possible.
TBH she sometimes makes me feel useless. She may be small, fussing about her figure but nobody ever suggested she was 'too old' or too frail' - even though she's sometimes told them herself she's 'past it and too old'.
Stay positive and fingers crossed that shoulder will be sorted out soon!
Pol
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