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My mother has been in the hospital for over 3 months now battling the Big C. 2 months were spent in ICU. My sister and I are doing our best to help Dad get along with visits, shopping for food and helping him with his finances. Mom did it all for him and was the book keeper for their whole 60 year marriage. Sis has been paying bills with his check book and things are going pretty well. They don't have a lot of money but they own their condo and cars with $40K or so in savings. Well sis and I were talking the other day and she told me the last bill she got from the hospital was over $250,000.00! Now they have good insurance and Medicare which will pay for a lot but not all. Mom is destine for a full care nursing facility if she lives that long and we think Dad should be in an assisted living place as he is a bit uneasy on his feet from 2 strokes and 3 knee ops. Plus he has a bit of dementia. Or course none of this is easy on any us. I had to take his keys away and cancel his car insurance as he should not be driving at all. He took it well and actually seemed a bit relieved. To get to the question here. When the money runs out, how liable or responsible are my sister and I for the unpaid bills? Is there a way that they could expect us to pay? I hate to sound cheap or shallow but I have a family to protect here too.