church lady
Caring for my father Member since October 26, 2010I am a 58 year old married woman who is helping to care for my father-in-law. My husband does the physical part as I am disabled, but all the financial, medical and other vital decisions are left up to me. There are 3 other siblings that do nothing or next to nothing,not even a phone call, but the youngest sibling's husband is extremely critical of me when I e-mail them about Dad. I have stopped communicating with them as a result and have a lot of resentment. We cared for my mom for 10 years at home with us and 10 years at a nursing facility. It was horrible as she would do nothing at all to help herself and was mean all of her life. Dad is a sweet man who is ill. My husband turns to sarcasm with him as a defense. The whole family is in denial.