One of the biggest challenges in helping to take care of my grandmother is when she refuses to get tests or take medicine prescribed by her team of doctors. My grandmother’s memory problems have become a major concern for the rest of the family. We asked her general practitioner about what we could do about it. He requested an MRI before he would prescribe any medicine — he mentioned Aricept as a possibility for halting the memory loss where it was. She refused to get the MRI. A year later, the prescription is still hanging on the fridge. Another doctor, … Continue reading →