Why does caring for our elderly parents turn us back into squabbling children?

By Keren Smedley

When my elderly mother was diagnosed with vascular dementia nine years ago at the age of 81, my sister and I naturally assumed that we shared a common goal – to look after her and manage her care in the same way. But what emerged in the weeks and months that followed her diagnosis was a far cry from sisterly love and affection.  Read more... (896 words, 2 images, estimated 3:35 mins reading time)