US EditionDear Abby: Treatment of elderly mother raises couple’s hackles
- Recently the wife's two older sisters placed their 97-year-old mother-in-law into an elder care facility without telling the husband and wife, and the paperwork had already been signed.
- Given the mother's age and care needs, a sister-in-law likely holds power of attorney and moved her closer to relatives, fitting common care practices.
- The facility is about two hours away and closer to the oldest sister, forcing the mother-in-law, age 97, to give up her social life and doctors of 30-plus years; she says she is depressed about the move.
- The couple's poor relationship with the two older sisters complicates remedies, and it is unclear whether the mother-in-law was competent; litigation seems futile and financially out of reach.
- Starting anew is hard at any age, Dear Abby noted, and she counseled the husband and wife to acknowledge their feelings but not let the situation rule their lives, adding a local facility was likely available.
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Dear Abby: My nasty sisters-in-law moved their elderly mom without telling us
DEAR ABBY: I have been happily married for 30 years. Unfortunately, my wife’s family (two older sisters and her mother, who is 97) have rejected not only me, but now my wife. While our relationship with my mother-in-law is cordial, our relationship with her sisters is poor. Recently, her sisters put their mother into an elder care facility without informing us, much less inviting us to tour the facility. By the time we found out, the paperwork …
Dear Abby: Sisters-in-law just stuffed mom into an elder care facility without consulting us
DEAR ABBY: I have been happily married for 30 years. Unfortunately, my wife’s family (two older sisters and her mother, who is 97) have rejected not only me, but now my wife. While our relationship with my mother-in-law is cordial, our relationship with her sisters is poor.
Dear Abby: Should I confront my sister-in-law for moving her mom without telling us?
Dear Abby: I have been happily married for 30 years. Unfortunately, my wife’s family (two older sisters and her mother, who is 97) have rejected not only me, but now my wife. While our relationship with my mother-in-law is cordial, our relationship with her sisters is poor.
Dear Abby: My wife’s sisters put their mother into an elder care facility without informing us
DEAR ABBY: I have been happily married for 30 years. Unfortunately, my wife’s family (two older sisters and her mother, who is 97) have rejected not only me, but now my wife. While our relationship with my mother-in-law is cordial, our relationship with her sisters is poor.
Dear Abby: Shouldn’t have my distant in-laws informed us before they put wife’s mother in a care home?
DEAR ABBY: I have been happily married for 30 years. Unfortunately, my wife’s family (two older sisters and her mother, who is 97) have rejected not only me, but now my wife. While our relationship with my mother-in-law is cordial, our relationship with her sisters is poor.
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