How do I balance dealing with chronic illness and family problems?
Dear Gramps, I am single, 51, the primary care giver of my 85 year old mother who has Alzheimers, the brother of two sisters, and the only member of the Mormon Church in my family. My father worked hard and my mother saved and they began giving money to us before he passed away 9 years ago. From that time until my mother was diagnosed 5 years ago, I helped her off and on. Since her diagnosis until now, I have been with her full time. The Lord blessed us with long term care insurance only a short time before her diagnosis. It pays $70 a day and I have two wonderful ladies whose help is a lifesaver to me. After her diagnosis I kept her without any outside help and little help from my sisters. There is a limit to the insurance (maybe two more years). Mom is pretty strong physically and we have taken some vacations recently. Now I am with her approximately 57 hours a week not including nights. We live in a small but growing town in east Texas two hours from the Stake Center and 1 hour from
