Nancy Guthrie's Disappearance Highlights A Common Issue For People With Aging Parents — And We Don’t Talk About It Enough
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What happened to Guthrie is a deeply relatable fear for caregivers. Experts share what you can do to safeguard your loved one.
Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance is an ongoing mystery to investigators ― and a relatable nightmare for anyone who lives apart from their aging parents. Guthrie, 84, is the mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, and has gone missing since her son-in-law dropped her off at her home in Tucson, Arizona, after a family dinner on Jan. 31.
Authorities believe Guthrie was taken against her will. Guthrie’s adult children have made public pleas for her return, saying she is “frail” and needs medication “to survive.”
“We are at an hour of desperation, and we need your help,” daughter Savannah Guthrie said in one post asking people to share tips with law enforcement amid her “nightmare.” “She was taken, and we don’t know where.”
While it’s rare for elders to get kidnapped, it’s natural for a frightening incident like this to spark anxiety for those with aging parents of their own. In the U.S., older adults are far more likely to live by themselves than anywhere else in the world.
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