Caring for a loved one? Care for yourself, too

Michael Sloss’ mother was diagnosed with dementia about five years ago, and his father a year after that.
Now Sloss and his brother care for both of their parents, ages 83 and 85, whose personalities have been transformed by the decline in their mental and physical health.
The brothers wrestle with their parents’ memory loss, anger and delusions. They nurse them when they’re sick and help them bathe. And they lift their father into and out of bed.
“Mostly, it’s been