Cadia, I'm very sorry that you're living this experience. You know that in your mother's condition it is not possible for you to be able to assist her except by doing what you can at a distance: that is, to see an attorney and seek guardianship for your mother's well-being.
If other siblings will not assist, let the attorney seek a court order appointing you guardian and then proceed from that point to help once you are managing the estate for her benefit.
One of the most painful things we have to live through is knowing that someone who is very close to us is seriously ill and that there's nothing we can do to change that.
It is a test of faith to endure that difficulty, and I know you probably have found strength in that.
The best thing you can do for your mother is to seek legal assistance and then to
inform your mother that she will be taken care of and she must stay on medications to be able to live outside an institution. Your family members may come back around and show some willingness to assist once they see how she progresses.
My heart hurts for you in your situation, and I know how sad it is to see this happening knowing that you must seek legal assistance to help with your mother's future. The help is there for you, but you must take the strong step of seeking it.
You're a very fine person; that's obvious from your thread, and I feel sure that it will all work well once you have legal authority backing your efforts.
Take care and keep in touch.
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