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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The stress of caring for my mom, moving her, dealing with her outbursts from mental illness / anxiety, and now dealing with all the smelly junk that needs to be cleared from her house has caused me stress.

Now she wants a medical procedure. I’m busy dealing with my own medical stuff, which increased due to stress.

She won’t rest until she sees a doctor about this medical thing, which is something she never bothered to do before now when she was on her own. (Knee surgery)

I just can’t do this for her now. My own health has take a nosedive and I have to take care of that.

Are there services that will drive her to an appointment AND take notes on what the doctor says?

She has a way of raising some huge issue to get attention so I can’t tell if this desire for surgery is really needed or more of the same with seeking attention.

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OP, you have agency in this situation. Tell her…no. Say, not now mom. I have some medical needs of my own that I have to attend to first. Leave it at that. Refuse to engage in further conversation about it. [/quote]

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