Nero, I'm so sorry that the family has been at you about your mother. You are doing the best you can. If they start up again, just walk away. They don't know what is involved in taking care of her the way you do. I would accept any offers from the family for them to sit w/your mother. In fact, I would make sure that the days they do sit w/her that you turn your phone off and go away for the day, i.e., be it window shopping or the library, but I wouldn't be available to assist them. They need to learn what it is like to care of an ailing parent. It's easy to sit in a glass house and throw stones, but when it comes back around, they are the ones that will learn the hard way.
I do hope that you will find some time to do something nice for yourself. You certainly deserve it.
Nero, any thoughts on a new thread title? Your thread fills up very quickly and here we go again...time for a new one.
Please take care of yourself. I am very worried about all of the stressors you are dealing w/on a daily basis. Stress can do so much damage to a person's body w/o you even realizing it until it's too late.
Sit quietly, the answers will reveal themselves when you least expect them to. The past is gone, the present is a gift and you need to focus on today, allow the future to reveal itself when it is ready.
