My brother "Calvin" is Mom's trustee, has her power of attorney and lives closer to her than I do. He visits more often, takes care of her legal affairs and is spending a lot of time looking into long-term care options. Tonight she called upset that Calvin yelled at her about how much time he is spending on her, to his financial detriment. You’re spelling him when you can, and that’s good, but “a few times a year” is not significant respite care. This isn’t mom vs. brother or brother vs. brother, this is mom vs. time, and mom’s side needs reinforcements.

Source: Washington Post April 25, 2019 03:56 UTC