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[quote=Anonymous]Don’t listen to them, OP. You are a wonderful daughter. I’m in the same situation with my mom. It’s been going on for years. And I’m the only person (and only daughter with 3 brothers who don’t help at all) that she trusts to go with her. It is a tremendous burden on me personally and on my family life. I’m married with four kids. It got to the point where I hadn’t seen a doctor or dentist in 5 years and neglected many other smaller things. I understand how much time all this takes. Seeing these specialists, scans and bloodwork never leads to any significant improvement in her various conditions. These doctors are padding their pockets with the elderly. My mom has also become a major hypochondriac because every doctor she sees finds nothing and recommends the next specialist or scan or procedure. Last year I finally had to tell her she needed to hire transportation and assistance to get in and out of all these medical checks. But she only trusts me so when I told her I couldn’t spend so much time going to her doctors’ appointments she stopped making so many instead of hiring transportation. Setting the boundary allowed me to get caught up on my own health and it stopped her endless searching for what is wrong other than old age and conditions she already knows she has. You are not a cold daughter. Set boundaries. Your husband and children and your own health are the top priority. [/quote]

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