I'm not going to commit to caring for an older relative with down's syndrome
What would happen if you cared for him?
I don't know what would happen to him. My mom doesn't want me take care of him anymore.
It is not you responsibility to take care of someone. Where is that person's immediate family? They should be doing that instead of you.
I live at home and the doctors said the person's immediate family is not going to take care of him, so I have to take care of him myself. I had a really hard time dealing with this.
It can be hard to say no to someone in need but if you are not able to care for him, you don't have to. It can be difficult to take care of someone who has medical needs and just because you are related in someway doesn't make you responsible.