Dear Abby: Recuperating elder does not need a houseguest
An elderly man recovering from medical issues is struggling to decline a family member's request to stay at his home. Despite the man expressing he is not up for visitors, the relative plans to visit anyway.
DEAR ABBY: My father is in his mid-80s. He has been to the hospital several times in the last month because of age-related medical conditions. A family member is vacationing here and wants to stay at dad's house for a week instead of a hotel or bed-and-breakfast. Dad told me he's not feeling up to it, but he doesn't know how to tell them without upsetting them.I passed this message to the family member, and they agreed. A week later, they announced that they were going to come anyway and would…
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