That night, her mother called a nursing home to pick her up and sent movers to take her belongings—furniture, gifts, even Nancy’s baby’s crib. She accused Nancy of being ungrateful. Nancy insists she wasn’t being cruel—just realistic. “I’m not a nurse,” she wrote. “Love doesn’t pay bills.”
Her story reflects a growing dilemma: when caregiving becomes a burden, is asking for help wrong—or simply necessary?