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[quote=Anonymous]I have a few thoughts: - you have limited power/ability to do anything. You're not close to her, you don't have a great deal of first hand information, and you think she won't listen to you. So you need to accept that first. - whatever your relationship w/ her, you owe her the courtesy of being direct - not going behind her back. "Jane, I am worried about you. You were slurring your words when we spoke at 7 last Tuesday, and you definitely did not seem your usual put together self on Wednesday. You don't seem ok - which is understandable given what you're going through. What do you need? " Then let her answer. Then talk w/ her sister if you wish, but don't presume that you can do much more than that if the woman herself shuts you out. If you have a relationship w/ her children you can try to be there for them obviously, but that only works if there is an established connection/means of engaging with them.[/quote]
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