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[quote=Anonymous]My mother took care of my grandmother, who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's, at home for about 12 years. The caregiving started when I was a teenager. There was nothing about the experience I would want to repeat. It was awful. My mother's life revolved around my grandmother's all-consuming care. My mother ended up dying 18 months after her mother died. She thought she was gonna be free after the caregiving ended. But she was not. Instead she became a cancer patient and died quickly thereafter. I know I loved my grandmother at some point. But I don't remember that anymore. I am just angry at her for robbing me of a normal relationship with my mom. I know she did not do it on purpose. I get all that. But. I wish instead my mom would have placed her in a facility near us where we could interact with her without all the stress the caregiving introduced into our family. Don't do this to yourself and your kids. [/quote]
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