Getting older is isolating. Having dementia is terrifying . A smart phone can have find a friend on it so you can locate her when she progresses into more advanced stages of this disease. She can GPS on it to find her way back from a walk. And gosh forbid she gets hurt in public and doesn't remember a family members name, a stranger can help her locate family in a ackward, scary moment.. Set your boundaries for sure, but go forward with compassion.
@koocachoo: All good points, however... This is not my mom, this is my MIL. She has three sons and three DILs and a semi-retired husbandShe has a favorite son and DIL and DH and I are not the chosen ones. She doesn't like anyone that does not praise her as the all knowing matriarch of the family. I am independent, think for myself and do not need her counsel. I live my own life and so does DH.She has always considered me the blacksheep of the family.She does not call me to chat.We are in no way close. We tolerate each other on holidays and at family gatherings. She only calls me more because my name is first in the family contacts on her phone. So, having her blocked is not isolating her, leaving her out in the cold, or endangering her in any way shape or form. Compassion has never been part of her vocabulary, so she won't miss it when she doesn't get much from me. I do appreciate your insights but she and I just don't have that type of relationship.Â
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