I've been taking care of my dad for the last six years since my mom died. Everything had been great until about a month ago and his dementia just had a rapid decline. It was like a switch was flipped and I can't stand to see him like this. I just want to cry every day. I feel bad burdening my friends with this since it's taking up so much of my time and energy. He's not bad enough that he needs to be put anywhere but I'm struggling with this.

I guess I just wanted to talk to someone who understand this kind of thing. I'm 33 and on SSI so we depend on both of our income to survive, and I just don't know what to do from here. I know I'll have to acquire a lot more patience. I'm in a mess because of my own health and I just hope I'm strong enough to do this.