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[quote=Anonymous]I did. I was 4 months pregnant with my second kid (also 33) when my FIL had a massive stroke that left him bedbound. After 4 months of rehab, he had nowhere to go - he couldn't be alone - so he moved it with us, and we gave him 24 hour care with the help of aides (that we paid). It was disastrous. We did too much - and it caused a lot of damage to our marriage, and our children. No one was grateful - not my FIL, or my husband's siblings (out of state). My husband finally put him in a nursing home, and things are much better. The only positive out of it was that this experience made both my spouse/myself much more empathetic people. But we lost a lot too - mainly rest and peace of mind. Please live your life - do what you can, but don't be a martyr. It is a thankless enterprise and its your own dreams that you quash in the process. [/quote]
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