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BigmanPigman

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5. People can have physical problems that aren't visible and that can effect

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sun May 13, 2018, 12:29 AM

May 2018

their general behavior. My grandfather grew extremely violent and was kicked out of two nursing homes and away from my grandmother. It turned out that he had water pressure on his brain and it effected his behavior. His whole life he used to say that he wanted to live to be 100. When he began to lose his sight he realized that living to be 100 was no longer his desire. I think he was pleased to die at 84.

My great uncle became a pervert and flashed a lot of women in his nursing home while he was in his 80s and it was not "cute" or "funny". It was sexual harassment.

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Seniors confront an unwanted late-life pest: Bullies [View all] left-of-center2012 May 2018 OP

The sad fact is that we are the same people in old age that we were all along. enough May 2018 #1

And people often lose their filters as they age femmedem May 2018 #2

The boring sameness of life in an institution leads people to create drama for stimulation. Nitram May 2018 #3

Jesus christ this is depressing... dhill926 May 2018 #4

People can have physical problems that aren't visible and that can effect BigmanPigman May 2018 #5