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Aging Well | Last Active: Feb 12 8:39am | Replies (112)
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My brother in law had a similar problem. In his case it is only one foot that is swollen. He was a size 12 shoe but now has to wear a size 15. The doctor has told him to elevate his foot above the heart and to to walk more. He is 84 and lives in a nursing home where walking is not allowed. They keep him in a wheelchair. Hope this was in some way helpful...good luck !
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Shocking and frightening to hear of such a nursing home restriction - clearly not in the patients' best interests, but rather to economize on staff and protect their liability.
I have many health problems increasing with age, but nevertheless maintain relative function in all areas because of regular exercise however hard it is to keep it up (It's an eye disease bound to lead to blindness eventually, that makes me fear becoming unable to continue manage living alone at home.) It's my primary medicine warding off deterioration in all areas.
Is there no way to place your BIL in a different facility, that includes
exercise, at the very least, walking? His doctor him/herself prescribes it among other reasons, to combat the swelling. An imposed completely sedentary existence is a slow death sentence. How could this be legal?