[Hank70SS]

My mother lives with my sister and brother in-law near Miami. Lynda had researched and called assisted living homes up here. We even went and visited a few. That would have been the best thing for mom but my sister asked her to come live with them.

They rely on her money to get by because they live pay check to pay check. They make enough money, they just think they make a lot more. They both work full time and pretty much ignore my mom when they are home. She's my sister but she is a pig. I really don't like staying in their house when we go down, I would be ashamed to have anyone come into my house if it looked like that.

Anyway, I feel kind of helpless. I don't like my mom being there but she really can't stay with us. She's way overweight, bad knees and bad back. We have a tri-level, the full baths and bedrooms are upstairs. My mom uses a walker and still can barely walk, no way she can handle the stairs here. She's at the point now where most homes won't even take her.