This is sick, and their children are jerks. As the only child of two aging parents who are not always in very good health, I think all the time about what will happen when one is no longer around and the other is in poor health. I’m single, so quitting my job to be a full-time caregiver is not really an option, so yes, the remaining parent may end up in assisted living or nursing home care, and I’d pay for it, go into debt for it, and visit as much as humanly possible BUT IT NEVER WOULD CROSS MY MIND FOR AN INSTANT THAT IT’S BETTER FOR THEM TO KILL THEMSELVES. What horrible, horrible, garbage wrapped in skin these people’s children are. No wonder they’d rather die than be stuck alone with these kids.
Yep. I might as well be an only as my sibling lives far away. After my father died, I tried to take care of my mom in our home, but her mobility issues made it impossible. She’s now in an assisted living place and I visit every other day and call her daily. Sure, it’s eating up her savings, but that’s what she and my dad saved for all their lives. It’s her money and it’s for her care.
Stories like these make me sick to my stomach. Whatever happened to honoring and LOVING your parent?