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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just here to rage to people that maybe (sadly) can understand. 
I am an only child to a single mother with dementia who needed to be moved urgently to an assisted living last year. I live 9 hours away from her home and my hometown, where all her extended family and long term friends live.

When she first moved to assisted living, it was unclear whether she would be able to return to live in her long term, mortgage free home where she desperately wants to be. It has since been decided that sadly, she will never be able to return there. In the interim, my local aunt and uncle offered to close up the house, turn off water and winterize, and clean out the appliances and cabinets for me while I dealt with her move to AL and a sudden need to take on 100% of her finances.

I asked a family friend who was in the area today to check on the house and report anything much to me since I have not been there in about a year. The friend found many lights in the house on, rotting food in the fridge and cabinets, open windows, and the water still on and running. 
I am beside myself with anger and frustration at my local family who said they would do these things and apparently never did! I never thought I needed to double check grown a** adults who I have known and loved for over 40 years! Furthermore, these adults live in the same neighborhood!

I have a plan to manage it and I'm going to be okay, but I just needed to let this be known by y'all. [/quote]

Everyone has enough on their plate.  You have no idea what your fanily members are going through.

Please give grace to others.  How often do you help family members?
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