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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No. I’m a nurse and I wouldn’t want to burden them. Help getting to appointments once in a while? Sure. But actual caretaking? No, I don’t think it’s fair to expect them to take it on. There have been a series of articles on NYT that talk about the cost (not just economic cost) of elder caretaking. [/quote] And to add-I’m still in my 40s but my DH and I already have advanced directives set up. We torture elderly/terminally ill people in this country trying to avoid death at all costs. I don’t want that for myself. And I don’t want kids to feel burdened to make hard decisions. [/quote] Agree entirely. Why would I want to burden my children? At a societal level, we spend far too much money/time/effort keeping elderly frail people alive.[/quote]
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