Sounds like s lot of people are dealing with elderly parents. I have been dealing with my mother's care for 4 years since dementia took her. Quality of life is so low, she rarely speaks, just sits. And sometimes is full of anxiety. It seems like my mother has been gone for years and this shell remains. She took a turn for worse last week and yesterday I signed papers for hospice care. And I'm also working my butt off to get my youngest through college and saving for my own retirement. I'm 52, mom is 88. Siblings are very helpful and we divide up the tasks, we are spread out across the country. I see the ends coming and it feels like the last leg of four year marathon. And I miss my youngest daughter, my husband dropped her off at college yesterday. Just feel a little overwhelmed but off to work now. Thank goodness for my garden.
