I'll admit that most times I just give in with my grandpa and ignore what he's doing because it's easier. I know this sounds bad, but I think to a degree I've grown sick of him and he's grown sick of me.
He's made the choice (his choice) to ignore his doctor's orders by using his oxygen machine all day long instead of only when he goes to bed. As such, my family's made the choice that he can't go out with us anymore, because it almost certainly means that everywhere we go with him, we'll have to load up the walker and the oxygen machine...two burdensome pieces of equipment that we know he doesn't need...or at least not how he uses them.
He was also informed that he's going back to physical therapy, and he's thrown a mini-fit about this. I'm not sure why. Just a few months ago, he was swimming or exercising every other day. Heck, just about two weeks ago, he was riding his bike around the neighborhood.
Basically, to me it feels like this: I would like for him to stay around on this earth longer, but he's near-explicitly (if that can be the case) said that he doesn't want to do the things that will keep him here. And if that's his choice, and knowing him, I'm wasting my time trying to correct it.
But I won't let him make that decision for my dogs.
Rant/poll: Am I outta line?
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