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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington
It is a very difficult situation to be in.
My father used to ask if I thought he looked better when I visited him.....I used to try and deflect the question by asking him how he felt.....he would say he felt better, so I told him he looked better.
That would make him smile. Those smiles were more precious than pearls........and they stay in my memory.......rewards for the white lies, I guess.
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I agree with you Margaret, I don't think I'd have wanted to tell my father how poorly he was either, sometimes it is better to hide the truth, especially on halth issues