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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In my family the expectation is that no one will be in the hospital alone for one minute. Frankly I think that’s unreasonable, and I’ve seen an entire generation of caregivers have health collapses after adhering to that rule for the previous generation, and children who lost childhoods or had limited support during teenage years because their parents were caring for someone else in the hospital.

This is going to sound cold, but anyone at that age who is enduring a long hospital stay is already very unhealthy and is not going to be young and healthy when they leave. If 24/7 care is going to jeopardize the health of other family members or the care of children, I don’t think it’s a fair goal.[/quote]

All of This. I’m 42 and have given up 3 yrs of my life caring for my parent with memory, mental health, and chronic health issues. Once my physical health started taking a toll and I realized that my young elementary kids need me to stay alive longer than my parent w/ no quality of life, I said enough. 24/7 hospital watch for a parent in their 80s, when you have jobs and a family, is just not reasonable. You can visit and be on top of things w/o being there all the time. [/quote]

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