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Why, when dealing with the elderly in a hospital, do doctors insist on talking to the family instead of the patient, when they are lying right there?
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August 20th, 2011
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I’m sitting in Stanford hospital right now with my MIL, and the medical team just came in. One doctor did most if the talking, and, until I stopped him, he was directing all his questions and concerns to me. I finally had to stop him and say, “Talk to her, not me!”
Why do they insist on treating elderly as children, instead of with dignity and respect?
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