For the last 4 months, every question she asks and I answer; she turns into a 45 min tirade. It doesn't matter what it's about; weather, dishes, coffee, a background actor in a TV commercial or the barking dog 2 blocks away. I have gotten to the point of ignoring her and Not answering at all. If I agree I'm condescending, if I disagree I'm being controlling, if I don't answer "I don't care if this old b*tch lives or dies" or "I'm an awful son". The last 3 days; since I've had this migraine; I've refused to answer. She kept repeating the same question back to back for 15 min. She finally started sobbing saying "She should just take off and live alone" and that's on top of her accelerated griping about the "cold 76 degree temp" not having nothing to eat; fridge is full & so is the cupboard; about what program is on the TV which she put on just 2 min ago. She is completely insufferable lately. Now, to make matters worse, her neuro is retiring and the state screwed up her Medicare insurer and has switched her BACK to just Medicaid for the 2nd time in as many months. This coming Friday I'm having it out with the state ins board and the rep of the ins co the state assigned to her; which neither Medicaid & the ins company is accepted at her doctors group. The worst thing about all of this is that I'm down to 24 hrs/wk instead of the 5 12hr days I'm supposed to be working. When is someone going to shoot ME????
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It sounds like she may be ready for a village. She would have lots of people to talk to and at. She would have 3 meals and snacks, she would have her needs met and you could go back to being her son and not her caregiver.
Her comments are her attempt to manipulate you, she has been successful so it will probably get very ugly before she settles into a facility.
Best of luck.
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