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When siblings disagree on managing parent's chronic illness

My brother and I are both dealing with our dad's Parkinson's but he thinks we should push dad to stay active while I think we should let him rest, and our different approaches are creating conflict between us when we need to be united.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Different philosophies about chronic illness management can fracture family unity when what's needed is collaborative care.

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“Where Are You with Chronic illness — living with a long condition?”

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