Thanks for this post. I am 63 and well educated and I sometimes struggle with medical information. My biggest struggle is with my 85 yo father. My dad has a tendency to subscribe to vitamins he sees on TV. The latest one was a cure for diabetes supposedly endorsed by Dr Oz and Dr Phil 🤦🏽♂️. I sat down with my dad and explained there was no cure for diabetes and that Dr Oz is a surgeon and Dr Phil is not a medical doctor. My dad is the classic case of a person easily overwhelmed by a doctor visit or just crap info on tv. So my brothers and I are actively involved in his healthcare, but the random cure all vitamins continue to frustrate us.
Your story resonates with me. My mother who is 87 is exactly the same. We had to put "parental controls software" on her laptop in order to monitor her browsing on internet and limit "medical" purchases.
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Thanks for this post. I am 63 and well educated and I sometimes struggle with medical information. My biggest struggle is with my 85 yo father. My dad has a tendency to subscribe to vitamins he sees on TV. The latest one was a cure for diabetes supposedly endorsed by Dr Oz and Dr Phil 🤦🏽♂️. I sat down with my dad and explained there was no cure for diabetes and that Dr Oz is a surgeon and Dr Phil is not a medical doctor. My dad is the classic case of a person easily overwhelmed by a doctor visit or just crap info on tv. So my brothers and I are actively involved in his healthcare, but the random cure all vitamins continue to frustrate us.
Your story resonates with me. My mother who is 87 is exactly the same. We had to put "parental controls software" on her laptop in order to monitor her browsing on internet and limit "medical" purchases.