Caring for an aging elder with dementia, Alzheimer’s, stroke, or disability is physically, mentally, and financially exhausting. Caregiver stress often falls disproportionately on one family member, creating deep resentment and household fracture.

Illness never affects just one person—it reshapes the entire family. Chronic conditions like cancer, Parkinson’s disease, dementia, severe stroke, or chronic psychiatric illness introduce ongoing grief, anxiety, and role reversals into the household.