| Anonymous | Posted: 08 December 2017 - 05:32 PM |
I'm in need of some advice. My mom is a hoarder and hasn't let anyone's in her apartment for several years. When my sister and I were allowed in before it was bad. My mom also suffers from depression and bipolar disorder. Recently, she broke down and told my sister she needed help so we took her to the hospital and she was admitted. Knowing that she wouldn't open up her hoarding, I privately mentioned it to the social worker. When I talked with her to tell her we could bring clothes up, it became a heated discussion with her adamantly saying no do not go to my apt and get anything. I dropped the conversation there and told my sister we had to go see what the conditions were like. If it is anything like her car, we knew we would be in trouble. Unbenost to my mom, my sister and I went in and practically broke down in tears. You could barely get the door open and there was no open floor space anywhere. There was mold on the walls as well. My mom has fallen several times and has had extremely difficulty getting up, sometimes hours on end before she gets back up. Now my sister and I understand why she falls. My question is, do we anonymously call the leasing office, while she's in the hospital, and have them check the place so we don't have to bring it up with our our mom and that she has to deal with the leasing office? She has no idea we know what she's living in nor do I think she thinks we know she is a hoarder. I don't think she's ready for help unless it's mandated and I'm very concern that when she finally is discharged from the hospital her mental status is going to suffer again because of the hoarding. Plus I strongly believe the hoarding is a coping mechanism for whatever happened to cause the severe depression and whatnot. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!! | |
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