It’s natural to witness our parents, who nurtured and guided us through life, grow old and require assistance. As the cycle of life unfolds before us, our roles shift — once, we were the dependent infants, and now, it’s our mothers and fathers who need care and support.
In certain cultures, there’s still a stigma attached to the idea of placing our parents in assisted living facilities. Tenny, a devoted wife and mother of two, faced a dilemma. Her mother-in-law is elderly and isolated, and her husband wants her to come live with them. We examined Tenny’s situation, and here’s what we discovered.