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Navigating Sibling Relationships When Caring for a Parent Can Be Difficult

USA Today, 6/27/07

Abstract:

Shakespeare's tragedy of proud Lear and his three daughters — two greedy and ruthless and one naively devoted — is a tale of epic misery.

But in modern life, where the drama lacks colliding armies, there's still deep pain and bitter disappointment when sisters and brothers feud about an aging parent. When siblings join together, the most wrenching decisions and heaviest tasks are somehow lightened by mutual effort and goodwill...

...According to a USA TODAY/ABC News/Gallup Poll, among boomers who provide care or financial assistance for an aging parent or stepparent, 10% say it has created a great deal of stress among the siblings. Another 20% report at least some stress among siblings.

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