Jul 11, 2014 11:05
It's been about 2 months since my mother has left the grips of my cousin in Chicago and she's doing great. Took her about 1 month to make friends and integrate herself in her apartment community I chose and another couple of weeks to solidify that. Now she's very active in the community, I feel like I need to make an appointment to see her she's always out and about. Swimming lessons, trips, lunch, parties, etc. The woman is always on the go and it feels good that I located such a great place for her despite my aunt not wanting to help her secure my first choice and my cousin trying to keep her in Chicago (to further mooch off of her and treat her like a servant/nanny).
In the seven months she spent there, she managed to gain a lot of weight and do absolutely nothing. In the two months she's been back in California she's managed to loose weight and do absolutely everything.
She did however get diagnosed with pre-diabetes which is interesting because in all the time she was in California before, she was fine. Spent that time in Chicago with the cousin from hell and bam! She developed health issues. She also has heart complications and severe leg pain. Since she's been back... no heart or leg pain. Scares me to think if she had stayed there any longer they would have 'killed' her.
And still... even though she's in a happier place now, my cousin is trying to get her back to Chicago.
Daily my mom seems a bit more irritated with her and all her lies and scams. I guess the more you're removed the more you "see it".