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[quote=Anonymous]She was adopted by an older couple, dad passed while she was in high school, and mother got dementia soon after. This was a private adoption so their were no/few age restrictions. She's now 20. I know, a grown adult.But  being that she was their only living child and was beyond coddled in their care.

I think the stress* got to her and it led to her fleeing to West Virginia this week. I've been keeping in contact, and she seem confident there (landed a job, etc.) And I'm pretty anxious about this situation, she has NO MONEY (staying with friends). Because she's so coddled I'm afraid to set her up in an apartment like I have done with my other sibling, I pay most of the other siblings rent because she's enrolled in school. Family is telling me not to send money, so she goes back home.

Because I was also in care I've already sent some independent living resources for her, but she was adopted as an infant so I'm unsure if she'd qualify.

*She was the main caregiver the past couple of weeks, while her grandchildren looked for a bed that was available for her in memory care center.
*She was red shirted so she graduated at the age of 19 turning 20, so she was in high school just last year.
*I'm bio sibling, btw.[/quote]

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