Dear Queenie,
I have a degree in nursing and work at it full time. It is a rewarding career, but exhausting.
The problem is my elderly parents. They both have minor health issues and are constantly calling me to come over and help them. Actually there is nothing wrong with them that they couldn’t take care of themselves just by taking their prescribed medicine and obeying their doctor’s orders.
Queenie, I hate to let my parents down, but it’s more than I can take. How do I say “no” to them?—Overworked daughter
Dear Overworked,
It may be that your elderly parents’ faculties are diminishing with age and they are overwhelmed by their medical issues, minor as they may be, and the fact that they are growing older.
Contact the White and Yellow Cross (whiteyellowcross.org) to find out what assistance is available for senior citizens and make the necessary arrangements to get your parents the help they need from the district nurse.
