By Mary C. Fridley, For The Capital
By Mary C. Fridley, For The Capital
Capital Gazette Communications
Published
01/03/10
DEAR MARY: My parents are in their 80s and fortunate to be financially stable. They are extremely stubborn and independent, but they need help on several fronts. My dad has moderate Alzheimer's disease with incontinence, sundowning and memory loss. He also has a pacemaker and defibrillator, and takes several medications.
My mother is his caregiver and has slow-developing Parkinson's disease and Type 2 diabetes. She recently found out she had suffered multiple minor strokes and, on top of that, is scheduled to have a breast biopsy this month. They are both military veterans and live in the home they've owned for more than...
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