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1、丈拷英语四怨敌羊阀犊鰹解新龜型——匹吧龜Caringforelderlyparentscatchesmanyunprepared[A]LastJuly,JulieBaldocchi,smotherhadamassivestrokeandwasparalyzed.Baldocchisuddenlyhadtobecomeafamilycaregiver,somethingthatshewasrTtpreparedfor."Iwasflyingbytheseatofmypants,”saysBaldo
2、cchi,anemploymentspecialistinSanFrancisco.Bothofherparentsare83,andsheknewherfathercouIdn,thandlehermotherscare.Thehospitairecommendedputtinghermotherinsnursinghome.Baldocchiwasr/twi1lingtodothat.Butmovingherbackintoherparents'homecreatedotherproblem
3、s・Baldocchi,48,ismarriedandlivesaboutamileawayfromherparents.Shehasafull-timejobandhasbackproblemsthatmakeitdifficultforhertolifthermother."Icouldn'tdoital1,”shesays."ButIdidn,tevenknowhowtofindhelp・”[B]WithhelpfromtheFamilyCaregiverAl1iance,sheevent
4、uallyhiredalive-incaregiver."Butevenifyouplanintellectuallyandlegally,you,reneverreadyfortheemotionalimpact,”Baldocchisays・Inthefirsttwomonthsafterhermother?sstroke,shelostabout30poundsasstressmounted・Morethan42millionAmericansprovidefamilycaregiving
5、foranadultwhoneedshelpwithdailyactivities,accordingtoa2009surveybytheAARP.Anadditional61.6millionprovidedatleastsomecareduringtheyear・Andmanyareunprepared・[C]Whi1emanyparentslackanadvaneecaredirective,it'sthemostbasicandimportantsteptheycantake・Thedi
6、rectiveineludesseveralparts,ineluding:adurablepowerofattorney,whichgivessomeonelegalauthoritytomakefinancialdecisionsonanother'sbehalf;ahealthcareproxy,whichissimilartothepowerofattorney,exceptitallowssomeonetomakedecisionsregardingmedicaltreatment;a
7、nda1ivingwillthatoutlinesinstructionsforend-of-1ifecare・(Forexample,parentscansayiftheywanttobekeptalivebyartificialmeasures・)"It'sinvaluableforthekids,becauseit'shardtomakethosedecisionsforaparent,”saysJenniferCons,anelder-lawattorneyatGenserDubowGe
8、nser&ConainMelville,N.Y・Anadvancecaredirectiveisthefirstlineofdefenseifasituationarises,saysKathleenKelly,executivedirectoroftheFamilyCaregiverAllianee,whichsupportsandeducatescaregivers.Withoutanadvaneedirective,thefamilywi11havetopetitionthecourtto