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[quote=Anonymous]I've been thinking about this lately as I watch my father and his siblings take care of my 90 year old grandmother.  While she was still living in her home, they would check up on her on a regular basis, help her with her bills, discuss medical issues with her, have her neighbors check up on her.  My aunt would call her every morning and remind her to take her pills.  When she could no longer live on her own, they did all the research to find a good nursing home.  They keep close tabs on her to make sure she is getting good care, and when she dealt with some medical issues where they felt she was receiving questionable treatment, they sought out other doctors to get a second opinion.  There is absolutely no way my grandmother could have handled this on her own, and I sometimes think if not for her children, she probably would have just died about 10 years ago. Who looks after all the old childless people, once they reach the point, where they are no longer capable of taking care of their lives on their own, especially if they are not wealthy? [/quote]

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