How do you care for your in-laws?
By moonshadow68
@moonshadow68 (723)
United States
April 9, 2007 6:01pm CST
Hi all-
I need advice again. My in-laws are the nicest people in the world, but not the most educated. In December, the factory where my father-in-law worked closed and at the end of april they will lose their health insurance. Both are diabetics with high blood pressure. Both are in their 50s.
My husband and I do not have the economic means to support them, but I want to try to help them all I can. What do you do to help adults who are used to taking care of themselves? As an adult child, do you feel it is your duty to take care of your parents or in-laws?
3 responses
@mlgb_24 (638)
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9 Apr 07
if they are used to taking care of themselves, then probably you could ask them to go shopping with you now and again. you can cook for them over the weekend, and have a good family get-together. i think the duty of taking care for parents or in-laws sometimes falls under a cultural thing. but personally, if i can, if we can, we would take care of them instead of sending them to homes, - all being well. how's the health system where you live? because at times, when elderlies are diabetic, they get free medications and treatments from the government..again, it depends where you live. good luck to that!!
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@moonshadow68 (723)
• United States
9 Apr 07
We're Americans, so they don't qualify yet for Medicare and they aren't officially disabled, so they can't qqualify that way. Unfortunately, they are both in really poor health. I'm thinking of going to talk to their doctor and asking the doctor for advice in how to help them. He won't have to violate their privacy. I already know what's wrong with them. I just don't know how to help.
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@sherrir101 (3670)
• Malinta, Ohio
10 Apr 07
I personally do feel it is my duty to take care of my mom. Not that she needs it yet. But I feel that life switches around they take care of us, we take care of them. It is a cycle.
Your case is difficult. Will he recieve a pension or unemployment? They have medication helps out there. I wish that I could help more. They fall into the hole with their age.
