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Scenario

When Parents Sacrifice Health Care to Support Adult Children

I found out my mom has been paying for my unemployed brother's family for two years while rationing her own heart medication, but she begs me not to confront him about it.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The parental instinct to protect and provide can persist beyond reason and resource, even when it endangers the parent's own survival.

Your guide for this
Zera
Zera works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Money and aging parents — the financial caregiving challenge?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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