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[quote=Anonymous]I’m right in the middle of the sandwich and I’m extremely worried about this.  I’m 45, with a 5 year old child, and a 75 year old mom  with health issues (79 year old dad is acting as the main caregiver).  My mom had to deal with the same issues when she was in her 30s and 40s, while I was young (my grandmother  was 30 when my mom was born), due to her dad’s dementia which started in his 60s. I’m adding an additional ten year gap compared to the prior generations so I”m really worried about what my child will have to deal with as I age.

This has actually motivated me to try one of those dna kits to see if I am predisposed to any diseases, and I’m inclined to start following a Mediterranean diet linked to reduced risk of dementia. I would love to exercise regularly and make other health related changes but the demands of work paired with the sandwich situation take up all my time. And I”m inclined to start a separate savings/investment account, independent of my 401k, designated for these types of future health issues. One saving grace is that my parents are not (yet) in need of financial help, and i don’t ever want my daughter to have to bear a financial burden for my care.

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