She fears her diaper might leak if she drinks too much.
That’s exactly right.
I provide care to someone who is incontinent, and liquid intake versus time in public is a very real concern.
Drink one swallow too much, embarrassing situation to follow.
It depends...
Not mine...
I’m 72....Let me tell ya....coughing,sneezing....makes you say bad words
Those extra absorbent Depends are too bulky. They might make her butt look big.
She fears her diaper might leak if she drinks too much.
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No joke ....
Urinary incontinence (involuntary loss of urine) is a common
symptom in Parkinson’s disease (PD)
http://www.parkinson.org/sites/default/files/Urinary%20Problems%20in%20Parkinson’s%20Disease.pdf
This stuff is adding up - searches for adult diapers & for new Parkinson’s drugs on her computer, the uncontrollable coughing spells (last public one 4 minutes), the numerous falls, the dyskenisia, dysphasia, now probably aspiration pneumonia .... and the oh-so-smart reporters are all wondering why she didn’t go to the hospital (duh - because her debilitating secret would be exposed).