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[quote=Anonymous]Im 40. My dear mom died almost exactly a year ago after a sic month fight eith stomach caner. She turned 78 right before she passed. She had been very healthy until this struck. My father was diagnosed with a movement disorder right before. My older brother had been living with my parents - no job, no family, a general slacker and problem. Since i have a job and young children and lived across the country, my brother became the msin caretaker. He is extremely rmotionally immature. Now he has moved with my dad bavk to my parents home country, where thankfully my mom had built a house. The hope is that 24 hr all around care and support, plus extended family, can be a big help so my brother can become independent. My parents had money, which helps a lot. I am realistic i may lose dad soon too. My inlaws live nearby and are also in waning health, though in mid70s. They are aldo relatively wealthy. Thinking of my own children and the liklihood i could succumb to the same diseases that hit my parents i purchased whole life insurance that can be used for long term care.[/quote]

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