Posted by Dinah on January 11, 2003, at 16:55:34
In reply to Re: Speaking of sudden downturns » Dinah, posted by Noa on January 11, 2003, at 16:25:13
Thanks Noa, those are good suggestions. I had been weighing the idea of dragging my family along to my therapist, but your idea of finding someone who specializes in these matters is far better.
My parents are nuts, maybe all parents are, but mine definitely. Part of the reason my mom doesn't want help is that she's a hoarder and is afraid of being turned in to the health authorities (which isn't unlikely). My poor brother had to sleep on the sofa in the living room, one of the two rooms that are almost normal. And my dad keeps yelling that he hates my mom and wants to kill her. My mom even said he said something similar to my brother with respect to him being shipped out. He hasn't a violent bone in his body, thank heavens, and his outbursts are anger at being confined to the wheelchair and dependent on those two people. But it makes it impossible to be around him for long.
They need help, lots of it, but of course deny it. Sigh. I would consider it a huge victory to get them to hire someone to take care of their really huge yard.
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