Thank you so much to all of you who have responded so far... you have already helped me to understand what a parent goes through in this situation.
I tried to get my mom to come to this site about a year ago... maybe it's time that I mention it again. She doesn't like to do much online since she works at a computer 40-50+ hours per week... but I really think this site would help her. I think sometimes it's easier to be able to be completely anonymous vs. worrying about running into someone in person at a meeting... might be a good start at least.