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[quote=Anonymous]My mom was not as combative as yours, OP. She was verbally abusive though and I lived close to her, so I was the default caregiver. There's an added layer of complication due language barrier, so I have to be there for every medical appointment to translate. I kept our interactions formal and professional. If she yelled at me in her oncologist's office b/c I was not sitting in the chair she pointed out to me, I shrugged it off and detached myself emotionally. We were able to hire a home aid who spoke the language. It was very expensive but worth it. The hardest part was when death was near and I had all these unresolved feelings. I went to a grief counselor through the hospice care system and unburdened myself just hours before she died. Wish I had found a therapist long before that. [/quote]
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