My cousin refuses to believe that his mother is facing worse problems than just "old age."

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Hi I've been a memeber of another discussion since 08. My mom past last july. And about 3 weeks ago I was put in the position of careing for my mother in law who suffers demitia arthiritus and so on. My father in law has been her primary care taker up to this point. She came to me because he was put into the hospital with a spinal infection then rehab and so on. Since they have been with us I have been takeing care of them which means taking my mother in law to see her doctor only to find out that he has not been giving her meds she has not had regular checkups blood work or any thing. when the doctor ask him why he did this he said that he did not see that she needed it and it cost to much. He claims to not know about medicare part d ect..... Now for the worst. My husband (my father in laws only child) is out of town working. The doctor wants me to let him call in higher authorities. They are now in our home. I have taken over all of my mom in laws meds. But he is no better off than she is . He can't hardly even make out his own meds and when the doctor ask him about them he did not know what sevral were even for. He does not belive that they need any help what so ever and I don't know what to do. I'm so stressed over all of it that I'm making myself sick. Any advice what so ever? The doctors office want my husband and myself to get a medical power of attorney over both of them. Mom in law will do it Dad???????? probably not without a big fight and worse.

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I find myself in a similar situation. It's aggravating to be the one who sees it all and not have support that your family should give. The answer to this article helped me, too, even though I've been dealing with this for over a year. Please do continue making a life for yourself. And most importantly, join a caregiver forum. All this time I've been kind of muddling along and just joined one. What a lifesaver! God bless you for caring for your aunt. It's not an easy task but with some research and support online, this is possible.