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[quote=Anonymous]Acknowledge to your mom that you understand moving is an emotional idea. Explain practically that the idea of having to manage a crisis situation (medical or other) will be very difficult. Ask if she can come to a compromise where you can start to downsize and rearrange their current place to be more friendly. Can you move rooms so they are on two floors instead of 3 to start? Encourage her to begin releasing items according to her wishes now rather than that having to happen when she not able to help (even if it means people take things “for storage” but actually release them. We were able to get my parents to unload a lot of furniture when my teen was helping at a shelter and gave an impassioned plea about people who need help now so don’t hold on to things for later. Remind her that items that hold sentimental value to her won’t mean as much if you all don’t know the reasons behind them and are not able to accommodate them in your own homes.[/quote]
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