Hello everyone. Not so long ago I found this place when googled about my concerns and I find kind odd comfort from what I was reading here. I felt like I'm less alone. First, apologies for mistakes, English is not my first language. Writing from Eastern Europe. I am an only child of elderly parents. Our financial situation is not great. We have experience of war, we lost everything, were refugees, never managed to get our own home. We're renting apartment, my parents are in late 70s, with really small pension. I'm working since I was 18. Right now I'm working at job, have side job and trying to make some money from hobby. I'm helping my parents financially, I live with them so I can save money. I'm in my late 30s, feel bad because I still live with parents, I don't have my own family. I feel like I'm stuck, like I'm utter failure and I'm totally behind, but more than anything I'm afraid of what future brings, I don't have siblings and I'm in fear would I be able to take care of my parents, alone. If you have any advice, I'll be more than grateful.
It’s never easy trying to take care of parents . You’ve also already been through so much .
I agree with the others here , to find out what government , and social services resources there are for the elderly where you live . Maybe a social worker can help you to also find a support group nearby , or an online one where people know what’s available in your country .
But you can certainly keep coming back here as well for support too .
Both of my parents are retired but have really small pensions, not enough for all the costs.