Oh, and what a fun summer it has been. I can't believe it's been almost a month since I last posted. Time flies...
An update? Well, my mom was released from rehab. She managed to loose her wallet and ID a few days before she left. Actually, she lost it two weeks before that, but didn't think it was important to tell anyone that.
My sister went to pick her up at rehab (and man, were they happy to see her go) and she has been staying at my sister's apartment. My mom promptly relapsed the first day she was left alone.
She asked my sister's boyfriend for money. He did not know what to do, so he called my sister. My sister felt guilty that my mom was begging him for money, so she told him to give it to her because my mom PROMISED my sister she would not use it for alcohol.
But she did. She went to a bar and bought two shots and a beer. My brother called her after she left the bar and knew right away she had been drinking (amazing how you can just know right away...I know it's the same for me. I can tell when my mom has had ONE SIP of alcohol). He called my sister with his suspicions. She raced home. My mom, of course, lied and said she did not drink. Swore on her life.
So, my sister went to the bar and showed them my mom's picture and they confirmed that she had been drinking. My sister was totally devastated and felt duped. And since then, my sister has been saying she needs my mom to leave immediately.
Originally, the plan was to have my mom visit while we looked for nursing home facilities in NY for my mom. But then we found out insurance does not cover any of those costs, and it is unrealistic for my mom to be paying $50,000/year ... when she has never had a job.
So, now the plan is to have my mom come here to Colorado. She arrives Saturday. To put it mildly, I am feeling a little anxious about this.
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