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The Long-Awaited Mom Update.

Mar 24, 2016 17:12

So, I owe you all a Mom update. This is long, I have to go back to, uh, January, I guess it was. There was a Wednesday when my sister went to visit Mom at rehab and her breathing didn’t sound very good. Sis wanted to know what the doctor said. “Oh, I haven’t seen a doctor,” Mom tells her. Then on Sunday, Sis takes Mom to visit a sick friend. ( Read more... )

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dodger_sister March 26 2016, 20:16:40 UTC

So exhausting for all of you. It must be utterly frustrating that your mom isn't fighting for her life and health as hard as she should be. *sigh*

Mom has some mental illnesses that have played into her desire for attention and to be like, "Why does this always happen to me?" so I tried to be understanding at first, because also a lot of the health stuff wasn't anything she did wrong anyways. But you reach a point where she has to get help and help herself and if she won't, I can't be expected to carry the weight that she refuses to carry. I've been reading about dealing with people with mental illnesses and where you should step back for your own sake and one thing it said was when they are active in their own treatment, try to support them as best you can, but when they are refusing treatment or not trying to get help, you don't have to be there. I equate it to an addict, you can say, "When you're ready to get help, I'll be there for you 100%, but until then, I can't do this." So that's kind of where I'm at. Unfortunately, I see it staying right here for however long she has left and that's the sad part, because it'd be nice to have a decent relationship with her before she goes.

Lucky, lucky Winston. That pup has nine lives for sure.

Definitely nine lives! And he gets to spend his last one here with me, spoiling him and buying him all the toys and treats and letting him sleep in my bed with me! My puppy now!

(we do try to take him to see her a couple times a week though, because that is good for her and now she is at my aunt's, we can leave him there for a visit even. He gets all upset though if he thinks Sis is going to leave him there. Mom actually is kind of upset because he loves her, but it obvious he wants to come home with us.)

*encouraging hugs*

Thanks, babe.

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