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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Eventually your mom needs to shift doctors to closer to your sister.[/quote]
I just want to echo this.  My uncle and aunt moved out of our town (Los Angeles) to northern California, and kept their primary care physician etc in the LA area.  They would plan their doctor/dentist etc appointment when they were down visiting us.  One year, test results on my uncle came back bad, and suddenly more tests were needed....all of a sudden they were living with as they went to appointment to appointment at UCLA.

They came for Thanksgiving dinner, and didn't leave until Valentines Day.  I had very young children and man I almost cracked during this process. My uncle had FIVE surgeries and I was charged with taking care of my aunt who had had a stroke...

You get the idea.  Local doctors are connected to local hospitals. In your flipped scenario, you do not want your parent moving near you and keeping their farther-away doctor who, when something goes wrong, only knows the great X-type doctor who is far away from you, OP. [/quote]

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