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[quote=Anonymous]NP here, responding to OPs concern about the load an only child will carry in taking care of his or her parents  Having BTDT, I have to say that it's difficult and challenging, but if I had had siblings who did not pitch in proportionately and in good faith and spirit that would have been much, much worse.    If your parents age on about the same timeline, meaning that one parent does not sicken and/or pass away much earlier than the other, I think you have the optimum circumstance, as they will continue to support each other emotionally and that should make your leadership role (as they will need your financial guidance) easier.  What I found most exhausting was that my father's illness and passing came early (at 69), and my mother lived 13 more years.  The emotional burdens with that situation were at times almost unbearable, and while I didn't have siblings to weigh in, I had more than enough pressure and second guessing from the aunt/uncle/cousins contingents.

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