Thanks. We've dealing with this for so long now that I think I've just grown beyond frustrated. My mom's health is actually the main reason I didn't get into vet school years ago - she almost died once during both the fall and spring semesters (yeah, cheated death twice) and I flunked my last prereqs during the admission cycle. Hell, some things are simply more important. But, the fact that she's been slowly going downhill since then has been horrible. No, she doesn't have something already tagged as 'horrible' like cancer. Instead she's dealing with chronic heart failure, advanced diabetes and a bunch of other issues (glaucoma, etc...) that have started to snowball over the last two/three years and that health care workers appear to not be able to see as a whole. Just this week she was placed on a medication that I had to tell her to not take due to her renal insufficency.
I'm sorry to be ranting; but it's gotten to a point that my frustrations have compounded and neither my stepdad or sister has the 'balls' to handle things. Hell, I almost told off one of her nurse pracs yesterday because of what she came in to reccomend. And let me tell you, I felt like quite a jackass. What really hurts is that now I know why the fates kept me out of school this time. It's obvious I'm needed elsewhere. I talked to them about a visiting nurse but both of them gave me the look of death. Thus, I may have to make some decisions about things soon.
I knew this was coming eventually. And having helped care for my grandfather I already have a good base. But, watching my mom slowly go is beyond sucky. Thanks for listening, guys. I appreciate it.
And so much of it is her mom either not knowing the questions to ask, or not sharing the information correctly. It's driving her insane and putting her through up and down emotions like crazy.... but then she goes and smokes a cigarette to relieve the stress 🙄 
