My mother is ailing, just released from the hospital and staying with my one sister temporarily. Mom intends, I think, to come stay with me. She is 80 years old and suffering from bone fractures due to osteoporosis and in a lot of pain. I'm writing here to ask how to handle this. I've just sold my house, buying a much smaller, cheaper home where she could, indeed, have a room, but my dilemma is mental/emotional. I just don't know if I can handle being with my mother 24/7. In fact, sure I can NOT! She was emotionally and physicalliy abusive to me all the time growing up, and what stability I have achieved (at age 55) is in jeopardy if I'm around her even for a short time! How would you deal with this!?
Patty