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sixthchild
Asked November 2010
My mom has stage 3 cancer and has opted for no treatment. She is now wetting herself. How do I address this without embarrassing her?
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She is 81-years-old
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NancyH
Nov 2010
You say, "Mom, one of the side effects of opting not to have treatment for this type of cancer is the bladder is compromised. How about we make compensations for that okay? Then you won't have to worry about it. " Sorry about your mom.
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