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[quote=Anonymous]My elderly narcissistic widowed mom did nothing to protect me from my verbally abusive, alcoholic father. It’s extremely difficult to now be expected to fulfill her every request.
I do what I can and when convenient for me.
I’m talking transporting her to near weekly medical appointments, grocery runs, and no kidding, manicure and beauty salon appointments. She lives in a continuing care community with on-site services.

I live an hour away, have a teenager, a husband and a job. My mom is entering the end stages of her life and is in denial; she expects every minor ache and pain or new symptom to be medicated away, diagnosed and treated, hence the weekly medical appointment. Fatigue? Must be treated and a reason for this diagnosed. (she’s 89). Nausea? Special foods must be procured. New medicine making her “feel weird” - will suddenly stop taking it.

I can’t continue to “help” her at this level and will not. She’s always been histrionic and attention-seeking. [/quote]

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