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When a primary caregiver won't accept help during end-of-life care

My father is dying and my mom is his primary caregiver but she won't accept help from me or my siblings, insisting she can handle everything alone. We're all watching her burn out while feeling helpless and shut out from caring for our own father in his final months.

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