Today, my brother finally got two teeth pulled. This has been a long time coming. Due to lots of other caretaking responsiblities, his mouth was put on the backburner for years. When he finally moved into a nursing home that had a visiting dentist, he finally got his teeth cleaned, and it turned out he needed two teeth pulled to prevent infection.
It seemed like a good idea to me so we went forward with it. Unfortunately, rather than raise taxes in Illinois, our state legislature cut off dental work from Medicaid. So I am going to have to private pay for the work. It's necessary, so we did it.
Meanwhile, he came back with instructions to eat soft food, so he has taken it into his head he can't have anything for dinner. I am going to have to call the nurse tomorrow and make sure that they are aware he is not eating and supervise his intake.
It's always something with him.
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