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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You need to not exclude your siblings here. [/quote]

With all due respect, I have to say I find this incredibly insensitive and unhelpful. One sentence telling me I need to include a sister who is more difficult to deal with than my parents are right now? Have you ever dealt with incredibly difficult people? Dealing with my sister's possible personality disorder has been nothing but toxic for me, my kids and my husband. I went to therapy and learned that I have a right to not have her in our lives to protect out own well-being. Do you think she helps my parents at all? No, she just makes everything about her and makes them more agitated. Unless you are praising her for her many accomplishments, it's unpleasant to interact with her.

My brother could die. The chemotherapy makes him depressed and fragile. The last thing he needs is the hear what's going on. His wife could tell you that and yes, we have discussed this. She too is emotionally fragile right now-understandable, and no, I am not going to burden her for this.

I'm sure you meant well with this sentence, but my guess is your family life is much different and it is hard for you to have any real understanding of what my situation is.

I think I should probably look for a caregiver support group.[/quote]

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