Person one is correct; your student has to sign a waiver fee for you to access the grades. But you can refuse to pay tuition if they do not do that.

This is what I would do.

I would call a local dental school we are they do that stuff for practice and they need warm bodies to practice on

Botany or horticulture seem like the obvious choices.

You're absolutely doing the right thing, and I sympathize with you. If you haven't noticed, I've been off the boards for 2 to 3 weeks. That's because I have had a very, very similar situation to what you are now facing to deal with and it has taken a ton of money and all my effort to do it . You're doing the right thing. Pack him up and move him out get himthe medical care he needs. Expect that he may be very angry with you or depressed for a while, but you do what you have to do.

Well, then, I guess I need to add donuts to his breakfast routine! I was thinking quality protein and fats, but mmmm.....donuts, lol!

I had no idea. I've been stunned that he's developed a sweet tooth when he's never had one before; that must be why.

He's never been a big eater and snacks aren't his thing, but I am trying to push the Ensure as a between meal snack.

That's a thought. The exercises Lauracorbin linked are easily doable for both of my parents, as well.

That's a good point about carbohydrates being easier to metabolize than proteins; I had not thought of that. He typically doesn't eat a lot of nuts or seeds, but I can add that in, I think. My dad is quite deaf, so my mom goes to all appointments with him to "translate", so to speak. He hadn't gotten any bad news, but historically he does not go to the doctor. The fact that he went to the doctor for the past several years was something he did for my mother; him refusing to go to the doctors is actually pretty much par for the course for him. He's not an unpleasant person, but is stubborn and very eccentric...always has been. Prior to the last few years that he allowed my mother to cajole him to the doctors office, it had 1972 (!) since he visited the doctor. So now he's back to his usual anti-doctor antics. I will not force him to get medical care. He's 91 and of sound mind, and entitled to make his decisions on that matter. I can suggest, but I won't push too much on that, mainly because I share his opinion that a lot of doctoring is over testing and over prescribing that does more harm than good.

Good luck I hope you Fully recover.

Thanks for that idea; I hadn't thought of that, but will call. I've been in touch with Office For The Aging, but for legal advice, not exercise advice. But I do recall a link on their site about nutrition and exercise and will call them today.

I have never visited a Planned Parenthood at all, so I don't know the answer to this. Does PP offer services to pregnant women in obtaining financial resources, collecting maternity or baby clothes, and finding housing for prospective moms?

I know I'm not qualified, but he flat out refuses to see a doctor and the level of stubborn and jackassery I am dealing with is unbelievable, so I have to work with what I've got. I plan to have him eat more protein and fat, ask him to walk a little more each day, do some leg lifts with 1 pound ankle weights while sitting in a chair, and maybe 3 pound Dumbbells for arms. He's otherwise healthy (he has seen a doc within the last year, but declared a few months ago he wouldn't be going back) and has excellent blood chemistry. Hopefully, after I get him stronger and more robust, and I move him to a house on one floor do he doesn't fall so much, I can convince him to revisit the doctor. But as of right now, that's not happening. .

This exactly!

I think it would be fine for you to go and visit and attend for a while without joining. I have attended the church we go to for close to ten years now (Methodist) and have never formally joined; not joining has nothing to do with my beliefs, either. I don't think there is any need to formally join a church at all or even discuss your beliefs with church members, and I think your reasons for going are perfectly valid and solid. If it turns out to be not for your family, you can leave with no harm, no foul.

Ok, I think I'll try some of this, as well. Thanks!

Yeah, this is what I am seeing. He was always slender, but I see in old age that is a real disadvantage. I plan to get him a set of free weights and show him how to use them, along with a meal plan to put on weight and muscle mass.

Never heard of this. Is it like Ensure? My mom has been buying him Ensure, which he will drink.

When he was younger, he barely ate sweets, but he's all about that now. But I am looking for healthier food, rather than carby stuff. My dad calls carby food "fart food" because he says one fart and you're hungry again, lol! Plus, he has gotten weak and thin lately, so I need to get him to pavk on some weight (muscle and fat). I like the coconut milk idea, though!

These videos are awesome!

I need ideas for putting weight on my 91 year old father. No dietary restrictions, except he is slightly lactose intolerant, so things like rich ice cream can't be a steady thing.

Depends on how badly I wanted it.

Our family does not allow Facebook/Snapchat/Instagram or any other major social media into our lives (we do participate in NextDoor); those accounts are prohibited for all family members, myself included. I think social media is a destructive force in children's lives and that is a decision DH and I made jointly for our families. Last September, a new troop leader decided all communications would be on Facebook, which meant DD could not participate unless someone emailed, called, or otherwise told one of us about the event. I asked DD to leave the troop, but she liked the girls there, so we were basically not getting any Girl Scouting in at this troop. The ridiculous scout leader that refused to communicate in any other way actually saw me in person and would not answer my question about when the next meeting was; she insisted I check FB. Never did check FB, and the troop has since changed their policy back to the usual email communication because it didn't work out with quite a few girls. But that was my pet peeve for our troop. A scout leader whose social media use made her antisocial, LOL!

There are plenty of inexpensive hotels nearby to avoid the bugs. That's what we do when we hit Assateague (but we stay on the Virginia side).