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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP I totally understand your frustration and anger at this situation.

Your siblings are selfish jerks.

If it’s any consolation, having spend nearly a decade in elder care/hospice care, this is a very common occurrence even when all the siblings live nearby - there is typically one adult child who ends up carrying the vast majority of the load of caring for elder parents. It’s typically a female adult child and more often than not the eldest, or the eldest of the females.

It’s not fair and there is no acceptable excuse, especially when you all have family obligations of your own. Your siblings are selfish jerks. They will most likely never properly thank you for the huge sacrifices you are making to take care of your elderly parents, either.[/quote]

How about the excuse that my parents allowed my sister to live in their home for 15 years prior to them getting frailer, without paying rent, allowing my sister to work a part time job and not have to provide for herself in any way? And now that the crap hit the fan, she cannot afford to provide for herself? And the demanding that I financially pick up the ball?

You know NOTHING about why those siblings are not helping. It very well could be their frustration with the fact the parents can afford help but insist on putting the burden on their kids, who have their own freaking kids and jobs.[/quote]

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