failing health
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Not everyone who has dementia lacks testamentary capacity, but your relative’s failing health and cognitive issues certainly complicate matters.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026
Rea's cousin and fellow musician Adrian Rea told BBC Radio Tees due to his relative's failing health "we half expected the worse but thought he'd at least see the new year in".
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025
Despite her failing health, her family accepted the invitation.
From Slate • Jun. 25, 2025
Several weeks ago, age and failing health began to catch up with Hideg, and he bounced back and forth between a hospital and a nursing home.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2024
Not only might it alarm her, but our behavior could also alert school officials to her failing health.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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