LdiJ
Senior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? IN, but not really applicable
I am not really looking for legal advice, but practical advice.
Players:
My boss's sister, her ex husband and their adult child...the two parents are mid/late-sixtyish.
The ex husband is a franchisee of our company, so I have been around him often, as I have also been around the ex-wife as she works for the company during the season. Both of them tend to confide in me.
The ex husband has gone from being a healthy and hearty man over the last 5 years, to one that is extremely frail and I wonder if he will make it through another year. He is clearly gravely ill and it encompasses both physical and mental, although no one has told me what is actually wrong.
Neither ex talks bad about the other.
The dad and the adult daughter had a falling out a couple of years ago, over her decision to work abroad for a couple of years. She is back now. She is still mad at her father and is not speaking to him. I am not sure that she realizes how ill he is.
I kind of hinted around to her that I am concerned about her father, but she didn't seem to pick up on it. I have hinted around to my boss about how bad he looks/acts and my boss expresses similar concerns, but seems to not want to get involved...and honestly, my boss really doesn't see him often enough to realize just how bad it seems to be.
I am trying to decide whether I should just stay out of it completely, or whether I should express an opinion to someone (maybe my boss, maybe his sister) about how maybe someone needs to tell the daughter just how ill her father really is.
He has only one real friend in the world, who really takes care of him, but that friend is gone every summer for a work commitment and he has expressed his fear to me of being alone and without any help.
What I am really afraid of is that this guy is going to be one of those statistics...someone who dies at home alone, with no one noticing until the smell causes the neighbors to call the police. I encouraged him to hire a home health aid for the summer, but he doesn't feel that he can afford it.
So...how do I help this guy without getting involved in things that are really none of my business?...or without drawing myself into a situation that I really am not prepared to handle? He isn't being abused, he is being ignored...and he is crying out for help.
I am not really looking for legal advice, but practical advice.
Players:
My boss's sister, her ex husband and their adult child...the two parents are mid/late-sixtyish.
The ex husband is a franchisee of our company, so I have been around him often, as I have also been around the ex-wife as she works for the company during the season. Both of them tend to confide in me.
The ex husband has gone from being a healthy and hearty man over the last 5 years, to one that is extremely frail and I wonder if he will make it through another year. He is clearly gravely ill and it encompasses both physical and mental, although no one has told me what is actually wrong.
Neither ex talks bad about the other.
The dad and the adult daughter had a falling out a couple of years ago, over her decision to work abroad for a couple of years. She is back now. She is still mad at her father and is not speaking to him. I am not sure that she realizes how ill he is.
I kind of hinted around to her that I am concerned about her father, but she didn't seem to pick up on it. I have hinted around to my boss about how bad he looks/acts and my boss expresses similar concerns, but seems to not want to get involved...and honestly, my boss really doesn't see him often enough to realize just how bad it seems to be.
I am trying to decide whether I should just stay out of it completely, or whether I should express an opinion to someone (maybe my boss, maybe his sister) about how maybe someone needs to tell the daughter just how ill her father really is.
He has only one real friend in the world, who really takes care of him, but that friend is gone every summer for a work commitment and he has expressed his fear to me of being alone and without any help.
What I am really afraid of is that this guy is going to be one of those statistics...someone who dies at home alone, with no one noticing until the smell causes the neighbors to call the police. I encouraged him to hire a home health aid for the summer, but he doesn't feel that he can afford it.
So...how do I help this guy without getting involved in things that are really none of my business?...or without drawing myself into a situation that I really am not prepared to handle? He isn't being abused, he is being ignored...and he is crying out for help.