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[quote=Anonymous]Tough love time OP.

OP, my mom is a decade younger than you with a chronic condition. It pains me how little she does to help herself manage the condition and the knock on effects, despite evidence showing that mild exercise and dietary changes can help a ton and prolong her life or at least improve her quality of life. If it doesn’t come out of a pill bottle, she just isn’t interested, and she’s reached the limits of what those pills can do.

We are absolutely putting our own travel plans on hold to visit her more often, but I inherited the same condition so that means I might not ever get to do the things I want to do with my kids (and in all likelihood I will not live to see grandkids). It sucks. I have to force myself not to pull away because it hurts to see her so willingly helpless.

My mom may not have much time left, but I’ve seen people like you hang on until their 90s, miserable and waiting for death, living between doctors appointments. Get off your butt, get active, and make some friends. If you think your aches and pains hurt you now give it another half decade of inactivity. And stop guilting your daughter - she deserves to live a life that does not revolve around you. She visits plenty. [/quote]

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