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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My case is a bit unusual, but since 2018, I have rendered more financial assistance to my dad than he provided me from birth to age 18. Not only do I feel like I have discharged any obligation, but DH and I need to start saving for our own eldercare so we don’t burden our kids financially.

My dad is now in a Medicaid bed, but he always needs something that isn’t covered by the little bit of money he gets to keep each month. And those are just real needs and not reasonable wants (like a haircut or shaving supplies).

All but two of my siblings do chip in now and again, but it is no longer sustainable. Every $1 I spend on my dad is essentially a $1 that I am taking away from my children when I’m in need of care myself someday.

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If you think you are spending a lot now, wait until the incoming administration cuts federal Medicaid funding.[/quote]

I know. I’ve been bracing myself for months since the election. Sadly, I can’t do more than I’m already doing and soon I will need to do much, much less.[/quote]

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