It's hard when illness prevents you from being the wife and mother you want to be. Or the husband and father. And what about the daughter? Is she allowed to rebel, just occasionally?
It's hard enough becoming a primary carer, on little money, and keeping house when your wife can no longer do the things she once did. It's harder still – and dangerous – when she thinks she still can.
It doesn't seem fair to have your teenage years overshadowed by family illness. Who wants to act old before time? And how will your best friends respond?