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[quote=Anonymous]There’s nothing really to be done, because it sounds like they are unwilling to communicate with you about end-of-life care beyond letting you know that you are the executor of their will. If they are in poor health, there will inevitably be a crisis that you will be made aware of (either by your siblings or the parent who is still well) and you will make a decision how much or how little you wish to help/participate.

You don’t mention abuse, but refer to dysfunction and a distant relationship with all of the grown children (estrangement generally means no contact whatsoever). The consequence to the way they have chosen to live their lives is that they won’t have support as they decline and a crisis might create a need for a court-appointed guardian to manage their care. I work in a hospital and it happens quite often.

But if you are truly estranged (no contact) then you really don’t need to concern yourself with any of it because you have no control over their decisions or their willingness (or lack thereof) to share information.[/quote]

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