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Life Event: Care for an Aging Relative
Most people spend the first two decades of their life being cared for by a blood or adoptive relative. Parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles play a part in raising children. What happens when the tables are turned, though, and they're the ones who need to be cared for? Watching loved ones age is never easy. Worse, there are a host of new things that have to be learned and decided. Often the burden falls on the younger generations to help provide care and advice.
Make sure that when the time comes you'll know what to do when it's your turn to be their caregiver.
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