I live in the UK and my parents are in Australia. It's hard to care for them as they age, but I'm not uprooting my family.

It's difficult knowing that there's only so much I can do to help my aging parents from where I live nearly 10,000 miles away. (author not pictured)

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• Eighteen years ago I moved from Australia to the UK and built a life for myself there.
• My parents are still in Australia and caring for them as they age from afar has been difficult.
• I love my life in the UK and don't plan to uproot my family.

I grew up in a small sugarcane farming community in rural northern Australia.