How to explain 10 years unemployed (living off savings and taking care of family member)

former sellside trader - only traded for a few years...don't have many connnections...the people i know won't go to bat for me...was never very close to people i worked with.  Was an excel jockey for a few years before that.  Got layed off in 2012 and never worked again...but now i need to.

what are my options?

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