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Feeling trapped caring for terminally ill mother in my home. Need some reassurance.
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EmotionallyNumb
Replied Jan 2021
I didn't want to go to a nursing home, but staying at home was not an option. Where do I go?
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blessedtep
Answered May 2018
How do I support my dying father, without risking my own health?
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TekkieChikk
Replied Nov 2019
How do you handle a parent's terminal cancer diagnosis?
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TaylorUK
Answered Apr 2021
Mom’s husband is terminal and they have not planned for any of it. What do I do if she has nowhere else to go?
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Llamalover47
Replied Feb 2022
Should I tell my elderly mother I'm seriously ill?
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Jamesj
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How do I prepare to face the loss of my husband? He was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer.
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cherokeegrrl54
Replied May 2021
How long can someone go without food and water?
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Nakeeta
Replied Oct 2021
Ups and downs of Heart Failure on Hospice?
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DaughterfromCA
Answered Sep 2021
Mother wants to leave the skilled nursing facility and do hospice at home. She sounds very upset. Anyone have a similar experience?
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WorriedCA2020
Replied Nov 2020
Quite a unique situation! Any suggestions?
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AngryMom
Answered Jun 2022
Does my veteran father still need Medicare coverage?
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Shane1124
Answered Jun 2019
If a loved one has palliative or hospice care at a nursing home can family visit during the Coronavirus lockdown?
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Llamalover47
Answered Mar 2020
How do I deal with a parent refusing assistance and thinking they can care for the other by themselves?
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EmotionallyNumb
Answered Oct 2020
Mom is dying from lung cancer should we do hospice?
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Isthisrealyreal
Answered Jul 2018
How do I deal with limited visiting time (30 minutes) when I drive 1.5 hours to get there?
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Countrymouse
Answered Dec 2022
Dad is dying & wants to stay, mom wants to move to a new country. I'm caught in the middle & don't know what to do.
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Parise
Answered Feb 2020
Caregiver thinks hospice is suicide, what do I say?
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GardenArtist
Answered May 2018
In our wills we have a paragraph that states our wishes should we become incapacitated, something to the effect of “we want no extreme measures taken to prolong our life.” Is that a “DNR”?
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Grandma1954
Answered Apr 2018
How do I have a conversation with my husband about boundaries and self care as he's caring for his father?
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Llamalover47
Replied Mar 2020
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