I'm so glad she got back to you, and I'm sorry she got the difficult news of MS. I know from what you've said about your mom's diagnosis and your own MS scare that it must be hard to absorb all of this.

It would be really nice if you were still able to see her, but I do understand the worries about the cost and not being able to use insurance. It does make me a bit skeptical when you mention that she's filing for disability and can't accept insurance because of how that will effect her disability. People are able to make a small amount of money when on SSDI, but I imagine that if she "owns" a business and also plans to see clients on the side, she'll probably be over the limit. Unless you live on disability or know someone on disability you won't believe how little the money is that a person is living on, although SSDI is better than SSI. It always makes me sad that people are willing to compromise their integrity and morals to get around the system, although perhaps she is not trying to do that and this is something else entirely. I hope so. Perhaps she realizes that she isn't going to have anywhere near her former income and she's trying to find ways around this. I hope you're able to have a productive conversation with her about the entire situation and that you're able to find a way to continue to see her, even if it's just to gain some closure.