From Oklahoman, May 31, 2009

Tammy Moore, 45, of Oklahoma City once earned $120,000 as an executive for a medical billing company. Today, she's facing bankruptcy and hoping to hang onto her $40,000-a-year job.

Moore's ailing career and personal finances directly correspond to the failing health of her 79-year-old mother who, after an Alzheimer's disease diagnosis, moved in with her five years ago.

For flexible hours, Moore accepted a step-down billing manager's job at an orthopedic practice, but started doing medical billing from home a year ago, after her mother was found roaming the neighborhood. Then, two weeks ago, Moore moved her mom into the locked-down wing of an assisted living center.