I have been reading the post and its heartbreaking, there was a time when family was it, Rarely did families send the grandparents or parents to a nursing home. I know in my own family no one ever thought of it. My dad had COPD and for years my mom took care of him, and when and if she needed to be away from the house either I or my sister was there. I was only 13 when he passed but taking care of him was what we did, then later when my sister got sick with Diabetes and lost part of one leg then the other foot, we took care of her. No one resented it, it is just what families do. After she passed in 99 my mom developed cancer for the 3rd time. She ( mom) cared for a sick husband and then daughter while fighting her own battle, but she never complained. I took care of her from 2000 till her passing in 02. I have a spine disease, but never once did I think of not taking care of any of them. My parents gave me life the very least I could do was "honor my father and mother". Right now I live in Ga and have a fairly large modular home ( 5 bd, 3 bth) and a few times over the past few yrs we have had people stay with us, first a college student, then a family member and my husband and I have thought about "adopting" someone who wants a family. There is a community need here that is for the disabled only and one of the guys was needing a place till his apt was ready and we offered him our home, I wonder if that might be a solution for those that have no one. Just adding my 2 cents in.. Penny
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