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That is a lot. And if the worst thing you did is cry a little in the bathroom, you are doing absolutely heroically.

That is lovely of you to say. Thank you so much.

OP[/quote]

Absolutely.  OP, you are doing great to hang in and meet your mother where she is at right now, and then cry in the bathroom.  My aunt has dementia and my first cousin has absolutely turtled.  He won't visit, he won't call.  My 93 year old mom---her  SIL---is at the same seniors facility and is mentally okay but physically frail.  Nonetheless, she tootles down the hall every day on her walker to the memory unit to check on the woman she has loved like a sister even though it is distressing when my aunt talks about the  imaginary people  she  sees.    When I am feeling charitable, I think that  my cousin simply can't handle the grief of seeing his mom failing.  But despite her confusion, my aunt knows that her son isn't coming to see her or call her and it makes her  so  sad.  So tough  as it is, know that you are doing the right thing---hard as it is.   And by doing the  right  thing now, you will not have regrets later.[/quote]

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