failing health
Example Sentences
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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
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
And despite what Walters reportedly said about her, O’Donnell accompanied her to the theater when, toward the end of her life, she was in failing health.
From Seattle Times • May 17, 2024
The Office of Indian Affairs received a note from someone who knew Mollie, saying that she was “in failing health and is not expected to live very long.”
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
