My mom ended up in the hospital a few days ago and her blood pressure was 209/113 I had to rush her to the hospital by the grace of God nothing happened to her but she’s been under a lot of stress because of a neighbor whom my mom feels afraid of. I spoke with the landlord and they said to ignore the tenant and they will deal with her soon but Idk how much more my mom take of this she’s elderly and I’m doing what I can to take care of her. Thank God she is in good health and she eats healthy and takes good care of herself but I worry about her. My only remaining brother has been pressuring us to move to Texas to be closer to family but I refuse to move there because it is a racist nazi fascist state and they habe a poor human rights record and I Am at odds with the governor of the state and the attorney general to resign I’m a civil rights activist and community leader for the Hispanic community and Texas has zero benefits and there are too many unrestricted guns there I wouldn’t feel safe there.
Welcome to HeartSupport and I am so glad you reached out to us with your post. I can relate and connect with you on quite a few things that you mentioned. First of all, I am glad you mom is back home and doing well after the scare of going to the hospital due to the elevated BP and stress. It is too bad that the landlord seems to be dragging their feet if there is some serious issue and an unsafe living environment for you mom. It is great that you are so close with your mom as far as living situations it sounds like if you were able to drive her to the hospital. My mom had some major health issues earlier this year, and it was stressful for my sister an I to be so far away (my parents are in Arizona and we are in Wisconsin and Minnesota). I also agree with you on Texas. It is such a huge state that has a lot of its own issues - no offense to anyone that lives there or loves it, but I know what you are saying with the rampant gun ownership and a bit of “redneck justice” attitudes. Plus I am a Packers fan and hate the Cowboys My mother in law lives there for half of the year during winter and we do visit occasionally to go to the beach and escape the cold here in MN, but it does seem like a different country entirely sometimes. Lots of huge trucks with gunracks cruising around everywhere…I feel a little out of place in our small EV.
So, in conclusion, I am glad you mom is healthy and taking good care of herself. She sounds awesome and I am sure you will have many more years of enjoying life with her. I am proud of you for being such a good daughter and also an activist and fighting for rights of people who are often marginalized and seen as “the other” in our society. Its not right. We are all human, we all bleed the same, and we all need to start taking care of one another instead of all the division and fighting with one another. Be well, and I hope this reply gave you some support and hope moving forward.
Yesterday I had a very bad day my brother came out to visit us again and it turned out bad again but this time it went too far one thing is to give constructive criticism another thing is to put someone down. For example he was very critical of social media profile picture asking me why I change it almost every week he said it made me look unstable, insecure that I was looking for attention etc and he was critical that I have long hair which I think is wrong and other things I decided that to preserve my mental health and sanity that I best to cut him off because a brother or relative is suppose to support you even if they don’t agree with what you do and I just couldn’t deal with it no more.
Thank you for your kind words it means a lot