Good afternoon :P Tuesday....one more day closer to friday and a weekend of moving insanity. And more family drama. At the end of July/beginning of August, two of my Uncles had taken my mother into the er on advice from her doctor. She wasn't taking care of herself. Not cleaning her apartment(I went in and cleaned out her fridge and freezer and she had old food from 2 years ago, not cleaning the bathroom, or other general house upkeep) wasn't showering, etc. She was at the mental health center at the local hospital for a couple weeks, and during that time my one uncle decided he was going to get financial power of attorney papers drawn up because he felt that my mother was not making good financial decisions. Granted, she wasn't, but she was of sound mind and aware of what she was doing. She took out about 5 or 6 payday loans that she was having a hard time repaying. I didn't find out he had these papers ready until we all had a family meeting at the hospital for my mom. She signed the papers, and he now has control of her financial activities. Since he gained the POA, he thinks he has control over everything. I went to the new place mymom was transferred to yesterday and took her out for a bit to lunch, and we were gone for about 2 hours. I later get a call from this uncle asking where i took my mom. so I tell him. We went to Arbys and then to Jewel for a minute cause mom wanted a couple more snacks. He flat out called me a liar, saying thats not what happened. Then he had the nerve to tell me I can only go see my mother once a week, when he has no authority to make such demands. After he said all this, i promptly hung up on him. He is not payng my moms bills, he closed her checking account, which she had been paying the payday loans out of and opened another one(is not paying the loans and one company is calling me looking for a payment that was due recently), and is saying he is going to stop her credit card(and im assuming the way he has not been paying things besides her rent and electric is not going to pay the balance due on it). He took her cable and internet out of her home(she is at a nursing/rehab center for now but not forever she will be returning home on the near future), and took back a van that my mom had helped us sign for BEFORE he had the POA signed by her. I am currently int he process of talking to a family lawyer and seeing how I can have his powers limited, because my mother is on Social Security and Disability, and I have no idea what he is using her money for as he is not paying her bills.
Sorry to be posting all this here, but I feel a bit better about writing it out and I welcome any advice on this issue.
I get to deal with all this, plus a state relocation coming up this weekend, and getting my son Gabriel ready for first grade. Here's to hoping things get better, my husband and I find a place in Wisconsin before too long, and i don't rip my uncle a new a**hole. Its only 12:30pm and I want a strong drink, lol. Ugh.
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