There's a type of health risk that rarely comes up during a doctor's visit. It doesn't trigger an alert on a medical chart. No one screens for it during an annual physical. But according to a growing body of research, it may be as dangerous as some of the conditions we monitor most closely.
Family disagreements about senior care are one of the most common, and most emotionally draining, challenges that adult children face. The stakes feel enormous because they are enormous: this is your parent's safety, dignity, and quality of life.
Maybe it was a pharmacy receipt that gave you pause: a refill for something you'd never heard of, picked up three weeks late. Or maybe it was a quiet moment during a visit to your parent's place in Glenview when you counted the bottles on the counter and realized there were more than you expected. A lot more.