 [ Symptoms ] my uncle is showing signs of dementia how can we get around hippa and get him the help he needs he has no proxy my uncle since may after my aunt died has been forgetful repeating himself at a loss of where he is going or how to get home and the newest is he think is my cousin is my aunt my cousin who lives with him is recovery herself from having a colloid cyst removed in oct she is worried about his deteriorating health with hippa how can we as a family get him some help [ Disease ] the term lesion can mean a lot of things from a mass tumor to even an area of scarring or calcification it does not necessarily mean anything bad but the term is used for a finding that is not considered normal in this case the lesion is in or near the gallbladder