[goldstategop]

When I read what Mary Ellen Geist is doing, I was moved. I looked after my father literally to the last day of his life. Looking back on it, I have a sense of peace knowing all I did for my sole surviving parent. Its our turn to help them as much as they helped us when we were children. I agree that family comes before anything else in life. The only thing you can count on in this life are the people who love you.

(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie.Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")

[LaineyDee]

The only thing you can count on in this life are the people who love you.

Amen.

[wardaddy]

Whether or not to go for the nursing home is dependent on the elderly parent's condition and the caregiver's personality

and financial considerations

in a perfect world folks should be allowed to die at home but sometimes caring for them at home can be worse than high intensity assisted living

and some old folks vehemently refuse to be a bother to kids or grandkids...or it's a pride thing

there is just more to it than the ideal....though I admire the ideal

my wife and i have now dealt with this twice and working on two more circumstances now

it's tuff....i'm glad we are here and can help

however...my own mother already has a local Ritz Carlton level assisted living staked out....that's how she wants it...but we can afford that as an extended family....I have seen some county homes that leave a lot to be desired

growing old ain't fer sissies