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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I work full time with teens and am in healthcare so already burnt out. Helped Dad through cancer/death, then decades later Mom, and now[b] I want to be helpful [/b]but live 50+ minutes away and my halfsiblings (his and my Moms kids) live really far away or are not caregivers exactly (but great companions and friends to my stepDad). My other siblings help but travel work etc. advice? Are there elder community centers for checking in/hobbies. I don’t want to get burned out but can tell he is having health anxiety and maybe loneliness. 
Tips? Advice?[/quote]

You can be helpful by not enabling. Stop answering the phone when it is not convenient. if there is a time/day you are willing to talk, let him know. Give him a list of senior activities in the area.When he gets wound up ion anxiety validate briefly and then suggest he see a professional. Don't get sucked in. You can be supportive and have boundaries. If yo give in to everything he will never build a life for himself in this new stage.[/quote]

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