[fastfredracing]

Any one here ever take care of an elderly loved one in their last years??
My girlfriend and I have been living with/and taking care of her father for the last 8 years now. It was not soo bad for the first couple of years, but it is getting increasingly difficult. I think my gf is about to spin a bearing. We dont really have the money to put him in a home, and we really dont want to do that anyhow, but caring for him has become a serious burden. He is about 250 lbs, and a serious diabetic. Changing adult diapers, and his bedding at least 6-10 times a day is now the norm, and he is now falling out of bed in the night. It takes everything I have in my body to get him up, and back into bed. Not to mention he has become reallly mean and nasty.
She lost her composure tonight, and told him that she wishes he was dead. I think she is at her wits end. I think I can handle the situation, and maybe it is not as painful to me, as he is not my father, but I dont know how much more she can handle. Anybody been through this??? Any good advice??.