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[quote=Anonymous]OP your job is to encourage support groups and a therapist with background to deal with this and maybe an eldercare professional to help figure out what the mom needs and what it will cost to hire people to help mom out. She is at the point where it is beyond just having you listen. Sure, show empathy, but also let her know it sounds like a really tough situation where an expert on aging issues can help.

Your friend should never have yelled at her siblings. That accomplishes nothing and if anything can further drive a wedge, but not sure it would help to tell her that. If it's to the point she is yelling at siblings then it is beyond venting to you. You don't want to reinforce that behavior, but you don't want to throw her over the edge. It's a sign she needs help. She has to learn to figure out her own boundaries and she needs to accept things as they are and not try to control others. She can see what they are willing to do, but that is it. You work with the situation you have. [/quote]

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