It's expected that teens and tweens will worry their parents - and often drive them to distraction - during their transition to adulthood and the experimental behavior and angst that goes with it.

When a stubborn ulcer on the right ankle of Dr. John David Rigsby of Jackson grew more and more serious, his family discussed options for treatment with physicians at the metro-area hospital providing the 85-year-old's care.

"They said that after treating it for four months, they wouldn't be able to do anything with it," said Rigsby's son, family medicine practitioner Dr. Reginald Rigsby. "They said it's not going to heal, and they told us of all the possible complications."

Citing the elder Rigsby's age and other chronic health conditions, the doctors recommended amputation - a step his family did not want to take.

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