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When family caregivers have conflicting approaches to care

My mom and I are both taking care of my grandmother with dementia and we have totally different philosophies about autonomy and safety — I want to respect her independence and my mom wants to protect her from harm — and every decision becomes a conflict about what love looks like.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Different expressions of love are creating moral conflict between people who share the same fundamental commitment.

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