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[quote=Anonymous]I’m from Eastern Europe. Yes, the norm is for elderly relatives to live out their days at home. However, the reality of that is not the idyllic picture you’re painting, of grandma in her cozy home surrounded by loving children and grandchildren. People still have to work and the reality is that grandma is most likely bedridden and spends her days laying alone in bed in her room watching tv. Most people cannot afford to hire help so she literally is alone until the end of the workday. Her kids come home, help her with bathing etc, a meal, and she’s alone again while everyone goes about their business - cooking, laundry, whatever needs to be done around the house. Grandchildren may swing by, but ultimately they are doing homework or texting or are out with their friends. And that’s the best case scenario for a middle class family. If the family relationship isn’t good, or the family is poor, grandma may be neglected and everyone is just waiting for her to die and stop being a burden. [/quote]

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