If anyone has smart appliances, which I'm sure most of us do, be aware it is probably using data on the network. With the recent crackdowns of Starlink cracking down on people going over 5TB, you could be approaching this artificial limit simply by having too many smart devices in your home.
I'm looking for insight for what does and doesn't work with professionals including doctors, insurance agents, and darn near anyone.
I'm chief tech support and lead researcher for my wife and her siblings. My FIL is 90 yo. He's self sufficient. His wife (second, not my wife's or her sibling's mother) passed in January this year. He drives. He is very good with awareness of his limits. He knows the day will come when he can't live alone. That day is not yet.
He (Paul) has language issues. He was born in Italy and came to the US (on the Andrea Doria as it happens) as an adult. His English is good but not perfect and at 90 it takes him time to process. That makes interactions with professionals laborious. My wife goes with him when she can but he's three hours away.
What experience does r/AgingParents have with dialing into doctors--especially specialists--and lawyers and other professionals to support in-person meeting between aging parents and those professionals. What sort of reception have you gotten from those professionals? I know my FIL's eye doctor was greatly relieved that my wife was present for an appointment yesterday. The technology is certainly there, but what experience do people have making this work?
Thank you in advance for sharing.
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