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...This is a horrible process,” said parent Dennis Friedler. “My daughter is having trouble sleeping. My wife is having trouble sleeping...
...this situation, which of the processes was I supposed to trust?” said parent Cheryl Kennedy. “Why can’t you all sit down and collaborate...
Beth Witrogen McLeod, author of And Thou Shalt Honor: The Caregiver's Companion (published in September by Rodale Books, in conjunction with a pbs documentary of the same name), says a parent's illness can cause a rift between siblings, as old wounds surface and brothers and sisters begin to squabble over care, money worries and commitment to the parent. "Sometimes the most painful part of a parent's illness for a family is what it does to the sibling relationship," she says. One sibling usually ends up "in charge" while others may balk at duties or back away altogether...
...CREATIVE Some families share duties by assigning a "sibling of the month." That sibling takes the lead for managing care, doctor's visits and medical emergencies during those weeks. Siblings might even rotate living in the parent's home on a week-to-week or month-to-month basis to provide live-in care...
...FORGIVING Even if a sibling refuses to participate in the care of a parent, you should keep in touch with him or her and find some way to accept the situation. "Not everyone can handle this or will handle it, and you can't force them," observes author McLeod. "That may mean accepting your sibling's limitations and moving forward to do the best you can do. It's healthy to forgive someone, and it's also what the loved one you're caring for would want...