Cathy Solway remembers a promise made with her brother to take care of their aging parents when their health began to decline and they moved into assisted living: “We’re gonna take care of mom and dad as a team. We’re gonna do this together.”
But then she made a discovery that changed everything.
“I left the bank, sat in my car and about had a complete breakdown from what I was seeing. A lot less money than I knew should have been in that account,” she said.
Growing up
Cathy Solway and her brother, Robert Carlson, grew up in suburban Streamwood…