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Scenario

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.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

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

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