Pretty fair comment, my wife had to give up work at just over 50 so lost 10 years of income, I gave up at 58 to look after her and even though she's now in full time care what chance have I got at now over 60 of getting a job. AZ if it hits young can be financially a disaster on top of all the rest.
At least the kids have all grown up and the house is paid for but I don't hit pensionable age for another 5 years so economically speaking it's a disaster.
"Young" on here is defined as being under 65 when most people are getting a state and possibly some private pensions too that they can live off, I am on income zero and I can't see that changing. Don't get me wrong we did put some money away for a rainy day, we just never expected it to be raining cats and dogs like it has turned out and I do know there are many on here in a much worse place than me and I don't just mean moneywise.
Now she's in full time care I get a full nights sleep, I can visit when I want and walk away when it starts to go wrong (as it does sometimes), someone else dresses, washes and toilets her, does the laundry, makes her food and cleans up after her.
It's not what I want but it is what's best for her and it breaks my heart reading posts from people on here at the end of their tether, I know I've been there, there's an army of us out there maybe it's time we mobilised ourselves.
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