tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495632993646294880.post1718983203479021559..comments2019-02-22T06:22:30.797+00:00Comments on The Everyday Ageism Project: Too Old for Treatment?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081050948698471418noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495632993646294880.post-11574022154790185042012-12-11T01:29:05.607+00:002012-12-11T01:29:05.607+00:00This is pretty terrible... it is like assigning di...This is pretty terrible... it is like assigning different values to life according to the age. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495632993646294880.post-49728654439736816692012-12-10T16:12:48.151+00:002012-12-10T16:12:48.151+00:00I have heard a similar story- an elderly friend of...I have heard a similar story- an elderly friend of my mothers (around 78 years old) was repeatedly ignored by her GP when she complained of stomach pains. Her GP felt she was being 'dramatic' or 'exaggerating' her pain or that she just wanted someone to talk to as she lived alone. She later collapsed and was taken to hospital where they found a sizeable tumour in her stomach. By that point it was too late to treat her and they put her into a hospice. The GP was around 40-50 years old. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com