My mother died of brain cancer in a different state than mine, and my father from Alzheimer complications in another city. I had both MIL and FIL with us...FIL for 4 years and MIL for 6 years, and glad we could help them. In our case, there was no one near to help us with them, and hubby wouldn't accept help when it was offered from out of town family. It got stressful when it came to the point where one or the other had to be with them ALL THE TIME. Don't let that situation happen to you...no matter what it takes. Do a get away for half a day or have an evening out or something once a week. It will do wonders for your mental health. It has nothing to do with loving your (or the other half of you) parents at all. Good for you in what you are doing. I wish I'd been able to do it for my own as well, but with them it just was not possible. It has been years now and miss them all so much. God Bless All.
Vickey S.
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