That is terrible. I never understood why some people can have so much faith yet like you say take it literally and end up punishing or not accepting themselves. My grandmother battled cancer for 20 years. She found her faith and it helped her emotionally but the chemo allowed her a longer life. She looked at it like I do though and knew the good lord has allowed us the knowledge to have life saving treatments for a reason. Ocean swimmer is probably correct. U might have to find your own way to deal with her to maintain your sanity. She might not ever see things the way you do. My mother has had several neck surgeries and does have a lot of pain she has been on pain meds for a long time but refuses to believe she is addicted because she doesn't believe in it. As an addict myself clean for 15 years I see all the signs. Her sister is an alcoholic and in and out of treatment but my mother continues to belittle her which Is also a trigger for it. This has been going on for over 20 years. Sometimes we just have to accept these people in our lives and love them and hope that one day they can accept all of us. I hope you can find your own way to manage your stress over this. It's a lot harder when that someone is a mother or father. [emoji813]️

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