<prompt> Human: Hi rpersonalfinance...not sure if this is the correct place to post but this seems like the best subreddit to ask.I just got off the phone with one of my siblings, and we spent most of our conversation talking about my mothers declining health and our inability to really help her out.My mother has suffered from an autoimmune disorder for over the last 5 years, and her condition has severely affected her physical stamina eyes...to the point where she can barely get out of bed and is becoming blind. She has been and will likely forever be unable to work. My father is very much out of the picture after they divorced, so my mothers health is being covered by Medicaid. Due to the limitations of Medicaid, she is not able to receive adequate care for her condition.Two of my siblings are currently in college and are currently taking out loans to cover over half of their tuition. At this point, no matter how much they ask or try to clarify my familys situation, the schools financial aid office has been resolute in that they wont help out anymore. Additionally, they have not demonstrated that they will be able to get jobs with salaries sufficient enough for them to live, pay off their debts, and help our mother.My youngest sibling lives with her and is in high school and will likely not be able to get a job for another 5 years until she starts and finishes college. She was never able to learn how to drive because of my mothers condition, so my mother drives her to and from school...and it terrifies me.My dilemma is this: I am a recent college graduate, and I was recently accepted into a medical school where the estimated CoA is EDIT: 85,000 year. My dream since I was very little was to become a doctor; however, I understand that I wont be able to make enough money to help my mother out for at least another 7 years due to the length of medical school and residency.Should I drop the medical school dream to help my mother out? I studied mathematics, so I know that I would be able get a reasonable paying job to help her out now as opposed to waiting 7 years and being too late to make an actual significant impact before something potentially life-threatening happens to my mother.If no...are there ways for me to be able to help her get better healthcare or earn money while in medical school to give to her so that she can afford better healthcare?I apologize for the length of the post...Im just not sure what to do.Note: the one good thing about this school is that it its 20 mins from my mothers home.  <response>: Your mom needs to contact an attorney that specializes in social security disability assuming you are in the US. I wouldnt pass on medical school just to support your momyour lifetime earnings will be so much greater if you go and pursue that career. Id find a way to pay for driving school for the sibling still at home, since that sounds pretty dangerous, and driving school is not nearly as expensive as healthcare. 