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My brother lost his job

My mom has been in and out of the hospital with liver failure, and she has had to be moved from the ICU to an assisted living facility. With all of the appointments and the moving her around, my brother has used up all of his vacation and sick days (in the US you aren't given very many to start with). He went to his boss and asked about possibly getting the paperwork for FMLA, but they turned him down then ultimately let him go.

I hate that tiny red state town he's stuck in. I keep trying to get him to move here but now I don't know if it's possible. Just more stress. Also he said mom has a death rattle and hospice has been called in. At least now he has all the time in the world to spend with her while he collects his unemployment. 😔
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swirlie · 31-35
So, why are you not down there helping him out with your mother?
DearAmbellina2113 · 41-45, F
@swirlie I have no way to. I'm in AZ and she's in TN. I have no money to allow a flight and an extended stay. I'm barely staying above water myself. I don't come from a family who drops everything to attend to an ailing relative. My mother wasn't present when my grandmother or grandfather died, we have never attended funerals, etc. My family is highly dysfunctional and toxic.
swirlie · 31-35
@DearAmbellina2113
Okay, fair enough. But obviously your now-unemployed brother thinks differently about your mother, right?

Why that difference between you two?
DearAmbellina2113 · 41-45, F
@swirlie she left me to raise him when I was 10 yrs old. She didn't reappear into our lives til I was 18, and that was because I moved out and she HAD to legally take care of my brother. They have a different relationship with each other than the one I have with her.
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DearAmbellina2113 · 41-45, F
@swirlie thank you for the complete understanding
So many people are like, "yEaH bUt iTs sTiLL yOuR mOm". Infuriating .