Baby Boomers Supporting Parents, Adult Children

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I think it depends on the boomers aged children,my parents have children born in late 60's to mid 80's.each group was parented different by my parents,my older siblings were and still never really received much money but many lectures,me born in 78 when boomers decided to be friend their children received money while working and basically no curfew and many spring breaks my parents still buy me gifts I don't ask for and still consider me more friendship level,younger siblings born in mid-80's my parents pay their bills still all the time while being helicoptered by my parents.Even as adult my parents still have the same relationships as when we were young and strange phases of parenting Boomers went through.

faeyth of MI 3:01PM June 05, 2010

There is a book and a person who has helped many others with issues related to being "Stuck in the Middle" between raising children and taking care of aging parents.
Please see the website of Barbara McVicker (www.BarbaraMcVicker.com) get her newsletter and check out her book called "Stuck in the Middle." She is a loving and compassionate person. I know her personally!

Laura Lee Carter aka the Midlife Crisis Queen of CO 11:14AM April 25, 2010

Earlier this month my 90-year-old mother in law was diagnosed with lung cancer. The doctor who treated her during her stay in the hospital wrote a prescription for a drug called Tarceva and told us the cost for a 30-day supply would be between $5,000 and $7000 depending on her insurance coverage. Medicare, we were told, doesn't cover the expense because it is an experimental drug. We were also told there was no guarantee with the medication. It might prolong her life for six months.
My first question is, what ingredients could be in a pill that would warrant charging that much money?
My mother in law is 90-years-old and spent her entire career as a nurse. If she is being used as a guinea pig, why isn't the drug FREE?
How can a drug company in good conscious charge such an outrageous price for medication knowing the average person who needs it can't afford it?
As caregivers, we don't want to be put in a position where we have decide to let our loved one die because we can't afford the meds.
There are literally thousands of baby boomers just like my husband and me who are caring for aging parents and are facing similar situations.

Beverly Mahone of NC 7:02PM April 24, 2010