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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I have lived this same parental slo-mo death drama and it almost killed me - the stress literally ruined my health. You are right to throw your hands up and let your parent die in the manner they prefer - even if they are crazy.

I think sometimes we are more too worried about what people will think about us and how we 'care' for our parents. If your parent insists on calling the shots until the bitter end, you must let them. Let go and let God.

That being said, I really think that [b]the government needs to give more resources to elderly people in decline. Few families have the resources to provide a safety net.[[/b]/quote]

So true.  The care options are deplorable and are only getting worse.  You cannot sustain a growing elderly poplulation without the human resources to do the work.  No one wants to change adult diapers, deal with dementia nastiness, last-minute overtime, and risk their own health (pulled muscles, bad backs from lifting, exposure to illness) for a whopping $11-15 per hour with no benefits.

Corporations have taken control of elder care and see it as nothing more than a cash cow, not only draining individual's incomes but (legally) exploiting every lucrative loophole they can find in Medicare/Medicaid.

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