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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For those that were able to do it, how many people were involved?   I guess I could see it if the patient had 12 kids, and each kid is married, and at least some of them have adult children...so you have a rotation of 30-40 people.   But I really don't see how it's possible with most families that only have a few kids, and those kids have young children, etc.[/quote]

When my mom was in the hospital, it was my dad, my (adult) brother and me at age 21. When my dad was in the hospital it was just my mom and me at age 27. Medical emergencies ARE inconvenient and yes, I used up all my vacation time taking a shift in the hospital each day for the [b]two weeks[/b] my mom was in the hospital. I didn't mind, and never brought it up. Yes, it was outrageously inconvenient, and yes everyone (including spouses and children at home) had to sacrifice. But this is what we do in our family. [/quote]

Two weeks. [b]  As a pp pointed out, for many elderly this can go on for 5+ years![/b]

And you had vacation time.    You were 21--a lot of 21 year olds are in college.  Would you have dropped out for the semester (or the next 5 years) if you had been in college at the time?[/quote]

This is where we are.

It’s not just harmful to career or family life. It’s damaging to my health. I need to go home and sleep 7-8 hours.[/quote]

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