Sister

• Interview - Talking With Tamara Jenkins

  The Savages director reflects on her real-life experience as a caregiver to her estranged father -- and why she wrote it differently for film.

Blog Posts

• Blog Post - Help! My mom's in hospice and my sister and I are arguing about her funeral.

  Our mom has said she wants to be cremated "so you don...

• Blog Post - How can I stop my brother from taking power of attorney for my mother away from me?

  I'm having problems with my brother and his family...

• Blog Post - My dad wants to double-date with me!

  What to do when your elderly dad starts dating -- and he wants to double-date with you and your spouse.

• Blog Post - What Do You Give an Old Dad for Father's Day?

  What aging dads really need for Father's Day can't be wrapped.

• Blog Post - I took the brunt of my dad's nastiness my whole life. Now I am his caretaker and I resent it.

  My dad has been a handful all his life -- prone to...

• Blog Post - My mother, who suffers from dementia and alcoholism, wants my sister and me to be her caregivers, so she keeps sending away the one we've hired.

  My sister and I hired a caregiver to come into our...

• Blog Post - My parents are begging me for an occasional drink or cigarette -- even though it's against their doctors' orders.

  Advice on whether it's okay for elderly parents, one of whom uses portable oxygen, to occasionally smoke or drink.

• Blog Post - My sister's refusal to communicate with me about our father's care has brought back to mind years of mistreatment by her. What can I do?

  My sister is 14 years older than I am and has full...

• Blog Post - My mother's caregiver is too controlling and won't take direction from us.

  My mother has Alzheimer's and has had a live-in caregiver...

• Blog Post - The Link Between Diabetes and Alzheimer's

  What to watch for and what you can do.

Questions & Answers

• Question - Should my mom put my sister's name on the deed to her home?

  Should my parent put my sister's name on her house deed? Putting a child's name on the house deed before death has some serious disadvantages.

• Question - How do I resolve a family conflict so I can visit my mother?

  My sister lives with my mother, and is making it hard to visit Mom and make sure she is okay.

• Question - How do I help remedy a sibling conflict about our dad's care?

  At a family meeting, one member was "beaten up" by 4 others....

• Question - How can I convince my mother and sister to step back without hurting their feelings?

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• Question - My parents are 81 & 82, my father was in a bad car accident...

  Unanswered. Can you help?

• Question - Is shaking as a side effect for chemo for non-hodgkins lymphoma serious?

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• Question - How does a reverse mortgage affect the equity 5 to 10 years down the road?

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• Question - My dad refuses to obey his doctor's orders and stop driving

  My father's doctor has instructed him to stop driving, but he refuses to comply. What should I do?

• Question - How do I handle finances when I share POA with my sister and both parents have dementia?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

• Question - Siblings disagree over selling parent's house

  My sibling has power of attorney and wants to sell my parent's house. I don't want to sell the house because my parent is still competent. What to do?

• Question - I think my mother is becoming addicted to casinos? I'm not...

  Unanswered. Can you help?

• Question - How can I get help for my ill sister, who doesn't have any family nearby?

  How can I find care for my sister, who is ill and on her own, with no family members nearby to give her a hand?

• Question - How do I deal with my anger and resentment toward my older...

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• Question - What is the difference between power of attorney and a conservatorship?

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• Question - Who gets to determine when my terminally ill mother, who is on life support, is allowed to pass? My aunt, who has power-of-attorney, or her children?

  Painful as it seems, legal authority may trump family members’ wishes for medical care for a dying parent.

• Question - Are family corporations good or bad?

  My parents set up a family corporation to pass along their assets. Is a family corporation a good way to do this and to avoid taxes?

• Question - How can I can my mother to talk about end of life planning?

  There are ways to help ease the way to discussions about estate planning and end of life issues with parents. But it's also wise to recognize that they may listen to other voices more readily.

• Question - My father has colon cancer. What's the best way to deal with his angry outbursts?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

• Question - How do we preserve my deceased father's estate when my mother remarries?

  To find out whether you are slated to get family property when your mother remarries, you have to look at the underlying estate plan.

• Question - Can a parent revise or revoke a durable power of attorney for healthcare or finances?

  Can my parent revise or revoke his durable power of attorney for healthcare? He can revise his durable power of attorney if he's of sound mind.

• Question - How can I persuade my mother to sign a living will?

  Many people fear that signing an advance healthcare directive means giving up on living. It may take an objective source to convince them of the truth.

News

• News - Familial Breast Cancer Risk Lasts a Lifetime for Sisters

  TUESDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- New research has...