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[quote=Anonymous]I'm thinking that your mother is not in as good health as you think she is- she wants your sister to come with her to medical appts and she has a lot of medical providers? That suggests someone who needs to be cared for. And your sister lives an hour away? We are the care providers for a family member, this family member was about 10-15 minutes away and we ended up having to move the family member into our home as their care needs increased. If they had been right next door, we probably could have provided care next door for at least a while longer- and for sure they would have been happier to still have more independence. The only thing that would give me pause is the social connections- if your mom has lived in her home for 40 years, how much does she get out? if she is walking away from significant social connections it is a bigger loss than if she is somewhat of a hermit, or is otherwise not really giving to much up. I really think, however, that you should defer to your sister on this one- she is the one providing the day in day out care- and willing to continue to do so- and you are 1000 miles away.[/quote]
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