Aging Parents
I have never tried this kind of thing before and am not sure how it will go.
I have aging parents and am in the process of changing places with them and it is awekward for all of us. A little painful even. They 80 and 82 years old and both doing relitively well but are definitely slowing down.
Dad, age 80, had his hip replaced last week. He has been taking care of mom and her needs for years but now she is needing to take care of him some.
That is not setting very well, be cause she is in the habit of recieving the care. What to do.
My brother and I are not sure how much to help or how much to take over for them. They are both overwhelmed with the responsabilities that they have but are unwilling for us to take any of it off their shoulders. We feel caught in the middle, muddle? Mom calls and cries about how she just can't take it any more. Never sure what 'it' is. But when I offer to help she bristles.
I guess they will have to muddle along until they are willing to have us step in and help them.
Puzzled. Any ideas?
I have aging parents and am in the process of changing places with them and it is awekward for all of us. A little painful even. They 80 and 82 years old and both doing relitively well but are definitely slowing down.
Dad, age 80, had his hip replaced last week. He has been taking care of mom and her needs for years but now she is needing to take care of him some.
That is not setting very well, be cause she is in the habit of recieving the care. What to do.
My brother and I are not sure how much to help or how much to take over for them. They are both overwhelmed with the responsabilities that they have but are unwilling for us to take any of it off their shoulders. We feel caught in the middle, muddle? Mom calls and cries about how she just can't take it any more. Never sure what 'it' is. But when I offer to help she bristles.
I guess they will have to muddle along until they are willing to have us step in and help them.
Puzzled. Any ideas?
posted by sir lafalot at 4:20 PM
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