Dear Vix,
I feel terrible for saying this, but I’m stuck in a sort of living nightmare, as the sole carer for my ageing parents. They’re in their eighties – Mum is 84 and Dad is 89 – and they refuse to get help or go into assisted living or residential accommodation. They think they can just look after themselves, and each other, but it’s becoming very clear this isn’t the case anymore. Dad is forgetful, to the point of being dangerous, and Mum thinks she’s fine to drive and cook even though her eyesight is poor and her coordination is worse than that. But as independent as they both insist they are, they still rely on me sorting everything out for them.
