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[quote=Anonymous]My husband is an only child whose parents live in (a relatively safe part of) Ukraine.  Right now, they're able to manage things on their own, with some support from me when I'm able to visit a few times a year.  We always thought they'd probably age at home, with us going over in shifts and hiring local nursing help or, if needed for dementia or other issues requiring round-the-clock assistance, they would move into a nursing home in Ukraine.  They don't have much of a local support system or family there who would help.

The war threw a HUGE wrench into these plans (and, of course, the plans of so many other Ukrainians, so I am well aware that our wrench is pretty tiny in comparison to some people's), as my husband cannot currently travel to Ukraine.  Bringing them here would be insanely difficult, both financially and psychologically (for all of us).  The cost of nursing care here would decimate our finances, plus my ILs wouldn't be able to talk to any of the caregivers.   We've discussed third country options (Poland, Germany), as nursing care there is cheaper than here.  And, at least in the case of Poland, the language is similar to Ukrainian.  But those options also have their own hurdles.  Has anyone dealt with anything remotely similar?  Or does anyone have ideas that we haven't considered?  Obviously, the war ending and my husband being able to travel again would be ideal, but that doesn't seem likely in the near future.[/quote]

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