I'm 82 and he's 81. We volunteer at the local swamp, fixing boardwalks and stuff. Problem is, [View all]

he has fallen off the boardwalk several times in the past months. He said yesterday, that he begins to lose balance and can't recover. It is a swamp and the water is only a few inches deep so no danger of drowning and little danger of hitting something. He also mentions some short term memory loss.

He talked about seeing a neurologist but I doubt that he went. After yesterday's fall off the boardwalk, I suggested he discuss this with his primary physician. Somehow, I don't think he will do this.

The only thing I can think of, he fears a bad diagnosis. I don't know what else to do to convince him to pursue this. He has a girlfriend that I haven't met. I don't think he has any other close relatives.