My grandmother is losing her sight and refuses help, insisting she's fine while bumping into furniture, and I don't know whether to respect her autonomy or intervene.
More people experience this than they realize.
The collision between someone's right to self-determination and their diminishing capacity to exercise it safely forces us into impossible choices between respect and protection.
“Where Are You with Eye health and vision?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.