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My parents are in their 70s. They aren't in great health. My mother has no immunity to basically anything, and my father is just old and infirm.
My mother is demanding that I come visit, and that if I come, I stay for an extended period. That doesn't sound safe to me, since I am in an area with a high prevalence of coronavirus.
My mother demands that when I come, I have to stay only in my bedroom and in one small parlor in one corner of the house.
That doesn't sound great. Work is really busy; we're required to work remotely, but I need a desk, phone, printer, etc. I'll have to sit in a chair with no desk, with a laptop in my lap.
Nope! It's a terrible situation...she's worried she might need your help, but you are just as likely to bring her the virus as you are to be able to help her out. Tell her you are not allowed and blame the government for placing restrictions on your travel.
Do they have any sort of support system? Is there a neighbor you can call to see if they can do daily checks, even through the window or standing 10 feet back from the front door? I would be glad to do that service if I had a neighbor in need.
Call their Area Agency on Aging to see what they recommend. She sounds really scared.
I'm so grateful my mom is in a continuing care community right now.
A lot of older people are chafing at the restrictions of quarantine. Your parents will just have to deal. There is no reason you should go stay with them, and in fact it could kill them.
There is no reason you should go stay with them, and in fact it could kill them.
Stay put. Visit when the virus has died down.
I agree. I don't see how this is a question at all, OP.
They're 600 miles away. Just keep saying, "It's not safe. I'll visit when the travel restrictions are limited." If they keep badgering you, tell them you won't talk on the phone if this is all they are calling about.
Keep reinforcing those boundaries.
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