Privacy and Consent in Conversations

“My mother doesn’t speak English. She’s able to make her own decisions about her health but she doesn’t understand what is being asked of her when we go to appointments so she asks me to come with her. Once we get in to see the provider, I am often told I have to leave. But sometimes, they want me to stay to translate. Am I allowed to stay with her? Should I be insisting that I get to stay? I worry that families like ours do not have access to good health services due to language barriers including mishandling of privacy and consent conversations.”