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Scenario

When Aging Parents Sell Their Medications for Other Needs

I've been paying for Dad's medications for six months and just discovered he's been selling half of them to pay for cigarettes.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The child's care becomes currency in the parent's desperate economy, where survival needs compete with each other in impossible calculations.

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.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.