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[quote=Anonymous]Parents cross country, sister living there but working. She does a lot. All refuse any offers to help with relocation to east coast or even in their area locally, despite all money tied up in the house and living on only social security (barely). Was just out there in Dec/Jan and could see the roaring freight train.
Sure enough, now father can barely get up, having trouble walking, almost totally incontinent. Might be a bladder infection - checking today - but given past stroke history, probably more than that. Unless they sell, they can afford nothing. The expectation is husband and I will pay for full-service care, which will devastate our ability to provide for ourselves in old age. We will not do it; they don’t believe we will not do it. Interesting dynamic. The only offer there will be on the table is that I will pay my sister’s bills (not that much) to allow her to stay home full-time with my folks. I am wiling to come out of retirement and work full-time to do so. The obvious solution is to sell and downsize. My aunt just recently passed and my husband and I actually own the house about a mile away in their same community. The house is paid for. Would be easy for them to sell, move into that, and hire whoever they need. Tired of the stubbornness.  Just had to get this out.[/quote]

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