It is bind to ask me Sharon. The coccyx is the tailbone and it is very common to get sores there when a person is not physically active. It sure does sound like your dad is doing very well. 

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> On Jul 24, 2018, at 2:03 PM, Sharon Hooley <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> I found out later that Dad is doing very well!  The pt took him out into the hall with a walker, and he sometimes sits up in a chair.
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> The place hesitated to take on someone with dementia, so the social worker is visiting to help make the decision.
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> However, Judy said that he has a red area on his boney coccyx.  I hope you're not tired of explaining things, but I don't know what the coccyx is either.  Is there an accessible medical dictionary where I can quickly find those terms I don't understand?
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> Thanks,
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> 
> Sharon H.