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How to avoid being stuck in the middle?
Having been sworn to local silence, this is the only place I can air my concerns. So: A dear friend of mine, aged 88, looks like she's getting sucked into the breast cancer vortex. She's been called...
Don't be caught in the middle. They need to sort it out between themselves soon. Nobody wants to lose a parent but in the logical order of things we should, no parent wants their child to pre-decease them. I have inadvertently hushed up a couple of conversations here by mentioning the d word, but at 88 it's the elephant in the room no matter how fit or spry. You may be able to help them talk about their expectations and how they can come to terms with them, that would be a great thing. But they really need to do it. Pneumonia can carry an 88 year old off before cancer does, it's understanding how they face these issues together that's the real trick.