My brother and I are both taking care of Mom as her dementia gets worse and we have completely different approaches — he wants to hire help and I think we should do it ourselves — and every conversation turns into a fight about money and guilt and what Dad would have wanted.
More people experience this than they realize.
Caregiving has become the arena where old family dynamics and different values are playing out under enormous stress.
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If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.