Caring for Parents Who Hurt You

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🗓️ 13 May 2026

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Rico is struggling with conflicting emotions as his elderly parents now need care, despite a childhood marked by pain, neglect, and abuse. Got a dilemma? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com - Listen to The Dr. Laura Program daily on SiriusXM Triumph 123.

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0:25.6	at Dr. Laura.com. Rico, welcome to the program. Hi, Dr. Laura. I'm hoping you could help me and maybe
0:33.8	have some other listeners that are going through a similar issue right now.
0:39.5	Absolutely.
0:39.9	My parents are elderly.
0:41.8	Oh, thank you.
0:42.3	How old is elderly?
0:45.4	Well, they're in there.
0:48.3	My mom's in her early 80s.
0:49.8	My stepdad's in his older and his later 70s.
0:53.4	And they're getting at some health problems. My stepfather's older in his later 70s and they're getting in some health problems.
0:56.8	My stepfather's been... Are they able to take care of themselves still with the health
1:01.5	problems? Almost not. My mother is not. My stepfather's just got diagnosed with dementia and he's starting to wander off and get
1:14.1	lost and I don't think my mom could take care of them by herself for much longer got it so are
1:22.1	they going to think of memory care place or something 24-hour care?
1:31.4	My sister's in the medical field.
1:34.5	She's looking into avenues and that she specializes in elder care, thank God.
1:39.3	Well, that's handy.
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