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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My mother (76) has extreme anxiety and suffers from panic attacks and health related fears. She has a number of other physical issues that are not life threatening or severe but problematic. My parents live in europe. She cannot be without my dad (80) for longer than a few hours and is HUGELY codependent on him. She will call him and panic about things (usually health related) down the phone to him. She has a psychiatrist (although it's a good question as to whether her medication is as well managed as it could be, though she is pretty functional). I have NO idea what to do when he passes away which likely will be in the next ten years. She needs a constant companion and someone to calm her down at all times. I have a 7 and 9 year old, a v stressful full time job and i live in the US. How can I be a good daughter but protect my life from becoming completely unsustainable?[/quote]

What makes you so sure your dad will pass away first?  That’s most common but not by much once they are both old.  Don’t worry about it beyond trying to find a support network.  [/quote]

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