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How could i convince a 72 year old to get medical help?
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U can't, not really: You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink. Does this 72yo have decision making capacity? Can s/he understand consequences of decision to avoid medical help? If demented, courts may need to assign guardian of person etc if family can't agree. But if s/he has all faculties, it's really up to him/her. Ask about health goals. What does s/he want? Not want? Yes or no to artificial means
Answered 5/18/2015
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