Originally Posted by
FlippedRHalo 
This is the most hideous, God awful disease. It's so unfair and brutal to everyone involved.
It truly is.
This made me think about my MIL. She's so disconnected from my STBXAH, her son. She lives thousands of miles away, and they only have short conversations every few weeks. Their disfunction runs deep, and they have no real ability to communicate with any honesty at all. I know he lies to her about how he's doing. He wouldn't know how to do anything else.
She may have made a lot of mistakes as a mother, but she loves him, and I know she must worry about him. I could never turn my back on her if she called me.
SpiderQueen, thanks for your post. It reminded me to get out of my own head for a bit. I'm not the only one hurt by this. Not by a long shot. I'll be thinking about my MIL tonight. And yours. Prayers for them both.