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MOMFUDSKI

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9. If your family is not to be trusted

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Sat Oct 9, 2021, 12:33 PM

Oct 2021

you should make an attorney your power of attorney. My daughter, a CNA, has seen this stuff happen all the time. One client, with a ton of money, wanted to die in her downtown bazillion-dollar condo. Her sister, with power of attorney, decided to put her in a home and she died a few months later. My daughter was beside herself. An attorney would have ordered round-the-clock care by people like my daughter and her wish would have been granted. Be careful who you give power to.

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My friend is 74. [View all] no_hypocrisy Oct 2021 OP

He should find a good lawyer JohnSJ Oct 2021 #1

Well, certainly seems like Sherman A1 Oct 2021 #2

Get the lawyer. Set up a meeting with the District Attorney. Tetrachloride Oct 2021 #3

Exploitation of the elderly is a crime SheltieLover Oct 2021 #4

Maybe an elder Rebl2 Oct 2021 #7

Yes! SheltieLover Oct 2021 #8

To answer your question, no. My only son thinks I'm still fine and sinkingfeeling Oct 2021 #5

He needs his own doctor too... viva la Oct 2021 #6

If your family is not to be trusted MOMFUDSKI Oct 2021 #9

These stories are wrenching. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2021 #10

he needs a lawyer, stat ZonkerHarris Oct 2021 #11

Post removed Post removed Oct 2022 #12