She has addressed the issue of her mother. Her mother appeared to be mentallly ill and cut off contact with her.
I’ve heard stories like hers many times. I read an article recently about a man with a homeless brother. The brother was clearly mentally ill, but simply refused to be helped, and the law is little help on this point.
I personally knew of a woman who in her seventies cut off all contact with her children and has never met one grandchild. Twenty years ago, she was one of the nicest people you could ever hope to meet.
It’s easy to point fingers, but ultimately, people can’t control their relatives.
Forgive me for being suspicious of Physiology Dr. Laura’s claims that her mother was mentally ill. I believe Dr. Laura’s quote was that her mother “chose to die as she lived” — well, if she was indeed mentally ill, it’s not really a freely made choice and is deserving more of sympathy than self-rightousness from her daughter. How about assigning a personal assistant to check on her well-being (or at least that she’s alive)once in a while? The fact that her mother’s body was decomposing for weeks by the time anyone realized she was dead says more about Dr. Laura’s lack of heart than her mother’s mental illness IMHO.