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Quit It Already!

I wish everyone would just stop assuming they know what my Dad’s problem is.  Every single person that he talks to starts diagnosing him in their own way.  Quit giving him ideas that it’s just an ulcer, or that it’s scar tissue from surgery years ago, or it’s his gall bladder.  Quit telling him different types of over-the-counter products to try.  Quit telling him that if he gets to feeling better that he can just cancel his doctor appointment.  Really?!  Quit telling him that someone you know has had the same thing happening to them for years and years.  Unless you have ‘Dr.’ in front of your name, just quit it.

It frustrates me so much I can’t stand it.  I don’t care how good the intentions are, because if you constantly make someone believe that it’s something minor, and it ends up not being, that will make the news even more devastating.

I’ve been trying for 7 months now to get him to go to the doctor, and when he finally agreed and made the appointment, no one better talk him into doing otherwise.  The band-aids are almost reason enough to feel the need to lay blame if something happens, but if someone talks him out of going, then they will receive all the blame then.  That may seem cold, but if you really care, then you’d stop making assumptions, or trying to make yourself look righteous, and try to help get him to a professional to get checked out.

Everyone constantly said Mom was going to be okay, Mom was beating it, Mom had it whooped, etc., etc., etc., but Mom’s not here anymore, and I cannot have something similar happen, nor can I believe after such happenings, that Dad’s potential issue can be taken so lightly by some.