
Stuart don’t beat yourself up about this. It would seem you are doing all you can to support your dad, albeit he doesn’t seem to recognise it. It sounds as if he still has the capacity to speak up and make decisions for himself, some of which you may not agree with! But ultimately the old adage of “you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink” applies here. He ultimately is responsible for the decisions he makes and that is surely a right that all of us would want? I recognise it is difficult to watch a loved one take decisions that you feel are detrimental to their health, but just continue to give what support he will accept and accept that if particular advice is unwelcome self-determination makes it his right to live as he wishes.
Regards
Steve Wells 75 year old ATTR-CM (wild type) patient