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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would have an email ready to send to every frustrated neighbor:

I would apologize for my mother's behavior (even thought it's not your fault), explain that she likely has some form for dementia which currently is making her very hostile, including towards myself, and that sadly I have no power to move her to a nursing home, despite multiple entreaties on my part. That they are welcome to ignore her, and if she escalates even more, to call the police and keep me apprised, in case documentation of her behavior allows me to transfer her to another facility. Apologize again, thanks for caring, sympathy about living next to a difficult neighbor, blah blah blah, best regards, You.

Because one day you might need them on your side, OP. Don't just ignore the neighbor's emails.  They've done nothing wrong here. You are all victims of the dementia she very clearly has. She's in the aggressive phase right now, which means she's not actually in the early stages - she's in the middle of her progression.

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I th8nk this is excellent advice OP, 8ncluding the part about how occasional reports to the police, while an awful thing, may actually be useful at some point. Hang in there - it sounds to me like you are handling this about as well as you possibly can. [/quote]

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