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> On Sun, 23 Jul 2017 09:53:50 -0700, "Cheri" >
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>>> I have seen just that so many times, it would almost be safe to say,
>>> it's the rule. My maternal eldest aunt was cared for by the youngest
>>> when the time came, you watch 13 other siblings find reasons they
>>> couldn't help. They were round pdq though when death occurred.
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>>I'm reminded of when I worked at the satellite school, I was talking to a
>>man from Mexico and he said the one thing that he's seen a lot of in the
>>USA
>>is the number of rest homes where people place their parents, where in
>>Mexico it is an honor to have the old people living with you and people do
>>it willingly. Granted, I don't know if that's true, but it's certainly
>>true
>>here. As a comedian once said, "watch out for the kids, they want the
>>house." LOL
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>>Cheri
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> To me, it was only natural my mother would come to me, she couldn't
> continue living in Spain without my father. In my book, elder people
> die at home and I intend to do so myself, one way or another. I didn't
> regard it as a burden or duty, just doing what comes naturally.


Yes, people used to do that a lot more than they do now. My grandmother and
my uncle lived with us most of our lives, up until the time they died. I
have wonderful memories of both of them.

Cheri