I guess I have a different attitude about all of this. When my dad had his stroke 8 years ago my mom put her whole life on hold to care for him. I moved them in with my family a little over a year ago and now my mom has had a stroke in Feb. I am my mothers only child and my dads other child is a POS waste of space (excuse my wording). She wont help at all. When my mom had her stroke I put EVERYTHING on hold. But they also live with me so it was easier. Not by much though. I thought I was going to lose my mother in the hospitalcause the stroke took her slowly day by day. My hubby took over taki