Home, sweet home; It's a challenge to convince aging parents it's time to leave home

[...] many elderly will persistently hide their diminishing capacities in order to stay put. On arrival, Gerry found Viagra on the kitchen counter, his mom, who quit smoking 35 years ago, puffing away, and his father, a recovering alcoholic, sipping a black Russian.

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Published inThe Vancouver sun (1986)
Main Author Flegal, Christine
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Vancouver, B.C Postmedia Network Inc 02.10.2010
Subjects
Macular degeneration
Quality of life
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Summary:[...] many elderly will persistently hide their diminishing capacities in order to stay put. On arrival, Gerry found Viagra on the kitchen counter, his mom, who quit smoking 35 years ago, puffing away, and his father, a recovering alcoholic, sipping a black Russian.
ISSN:0832-1299