Taking care of an aging relative is rarely an easy job. The emotional and financial strains can be enormous. Increasingly, some adult children can't or won't get involved. Often there has been a long-standing estrangement in the family, or the adult children are simply overwhelmed by the demands put on them as care-givers. NPR's David Molpus has a report on the problem of the abandoned elderly and resources which can help family members cope... even when the elderly parent or relative is exceptionally difficult.
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