My Husband Refuses to Send His Mom to a Nursing Home

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

 

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.