Omelet wrote:
> I think that is true. Dad's currently 76. Two years ago, he had
> appendicitis and fought me on getting him help. He finally went into
> septic shock so he did not have any recourse when I called 911 and had
> him taken to the Emergency room.
>
> He'd be dead now if he was not living with me!

Yes, that's a good example.

I think if one is living with another adult, when person A speaks
of symptoms, person B would, if it seem warranted, encourage or
insist that person to get medical attention. It is too easy to
just blow off symptoms if one is cogitating about them alone.

--
Jean B.