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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What’s going on with your mom? Can you just fly back and forth more? 
Being close doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll be able to solve the problem. You still need to work. If your mom needs round the clock care, you might be better able to take a few shifts but I don’t know if that’s worth moving. 
I would just have frank conversations with your sister and your dad about what is happening and plan to fly up more often to check in and help manage things. Once they have professional caregivers in the home (if they go that way) there is a ton of administrative work you can take on remotely. Scheduling, insurance, etc. [/quote]

This is OP: My mom has early stage Parkinson's and a bunch of other issues as well. I don't really see my potential move as going to help out - my dad, thank goodness, is still fully equipped; and my mom can handle paperwork and that sort of thing still. It's more just to be with them. To see them. I love them a lot, and I would like to be able to see them for dinner or for an afternoon. That's all. I don't think they really need my help - outside of occasionally - but more just, I feel sad missing out on seeing them. I could try flying up more; that's certainly an easier haul than moving.[/quote]

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