Dear Eric: The last four years of my father’s life, I was a near constant caregiver. I visited him daily, did his lawn work, took him to doctor’s appointments, to the barber, occasionally to dinner or a movie. I always took care of his finances and medications.

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Asking Eric: Caring for my father during his last weeks overtook my life. How do I deal with grief, guilt?

Dear Eric: A week before he died, I made him cry. I live each day now with a regret I cannot seem to shake.

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Asking Eric: I worry I was a bad son

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Alabama

Asking Eric: Caregiver son struggles with guilt over not doing enough

Dear Eric: The last four years of my father’s life, I was a near constant caregiver. I visited him daily, did his lawn work, took him to doctor’s appointments, to the barber, occasionally to dinner or a movie. I always took care of his finances and medications.He would call me as many as 10 or 15 times a day about various things or just to talk.

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Harrisburg

Dauphin County

Pennsylvania

Asking Eric: I feel guilty about how I sometimes treated my late father

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Springfield

Hampden County

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Asking Eric: My friends want to help with my end-of-life plans, but I’m hesitant

Dear Eric: The last four years of my father’s life, I was a near constant caregiver. I visited him daily, did his lawn work, took him to doctor’s appointments, to the barber, occasionally to dinner or a movie. I always took care of his finances and medications. He would call me as many as 10 or 15 times a day about various things or just to talk. After he died about a year ago, I have been overcome with guilt. There were times when his constant …

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Denver

Denver County

Colorado

There were times when his constant needs overtook my life. I didn’t handle this pressure well and would occasionally lash out in anger.

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Asking Eric: I was my dad’s near constant caregiver and I’ve been overcome with guilt since he died

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Asking Eric: Was I a bad son? Reconciling sacrifice and human imperfection

Dear Eric: The last four years of my father's life, I was a near constant caregiver. I visited him daily, did his lawn work, took him to doctor's appointments, to the barber, occasionally to dinner or a movie. I always…

Asking Eric: Caring for my father during his last weeks overtook my life. How do I deal with grief, guilt?

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