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[quote=Anonymous]I have been caring for my parent for 3 years. Initially, it was from a distance - the travel and trips to help were exhausting and expensive. Worse than that were the phone calls declaring a crisis that needed immediate attention. I do not have a sibling who can help financially or emotionally so it's all on me. My parent moved into our house during COVID-19 but they weren't bad enough to get the coveted spots in assisted living. It has been an incredible drain on me physically and emotionally. Like another responder mentioned - I'm an introvert - so never getting time to recharge has worn me down. I haven't been able to care for myself which I know is just a time bomb for my health. My parent needs to be moved and we are working on that but financially none of us are in a good place to cover the costs. We have tried in-house care but that has been both expensive and hit and miss added to the fact it causes a lot of distress for my parent. I know that I can't keep this up. I have been working through my emotions with a therapist but honestly, I'm not sure its been much help - just another appointment I need to get to and the frustration at the way it makes me feel at the end of each session makes me wonder if there is a better way to manage this. I will say that after some additional health crisis' last year, I think my parent is being to realize that they need to be someplace else so there is some positive changes on that end.  [/quote]

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