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When siblings disagree on caring for aging parents

My brother and I are both caregivers for our aging mother but we have completely different approaches — he wants to do everything possible to keep her independent while I think we need to consider assisted living, and our disagreement is tearing apart our relationship just when we need each other most.

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Different values around love and care can create painful rifts precisely when family members most need to work together.

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