I'm 29 and my mom is in her early 60's. She has not been to a doctor in literally decades- no yearly check ups, no mammograms, no gyno appts- nothing. Only thing she does is go to a dentist. However, she is very fit and healthy, takes care of herself, exercises, eats well, vitamins, etc. I'm just torn in terms of whether it's my responsibility to "make her" go to a doctor. I work in a hospital and see ALL the time people who die from cancer that could have been treated successfully if it was caught early. Every time I have brought this subject up, she gets very angry and our relationship suffers. My younger brothers seem to think this is my job to get her to go to a doctor, but how can I make an adult of sound mind go, I can't physically force her! It'd be different if she was really sick and refused to let me take her to a hospital- I'd call 911 and that would be that. I feel like I should just drop it and respect her decision, even though I really disagree with it.
2007-06-13
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