At this point I'm not sure my mom will sign anymore power of attorney(s) because she's pretty angry with her children. She claims we "dumped" them and never visit. We visit every week, if not several times a week. It's a mess right now.
I appreciate your comment.
Yes, show support for your sister when you visit them. Make sure they understand that you are doing everything to support your sister. This helps make your sister more effective.
Unity between you is everything now.
I wish more folks could recognize the need for such paperwork, prior to needing such paperwork.
We had some stuff in place that was then canceled by the dementia father as his problems grew.
The message to others is not only work with their parents before they need this, but also with their children.
You can't control their behavior but you have total control over how you let it affect yours.
You have to constantly remind yourself that they don't know what they're saying and doing...it helps if you can see the humor in the things they say and do.
It's a waste of time to argue with them or to expect rational thought from them.
My mother talked regularly to her dead brother...I could hear her down the hall talking and laughing. When I walked into the room she would start whispering to him!