I am never quite sure where to write about my problem. I met with an attorney and things are very complicated. Mother misplaced or lost all her identification, her passport is gone, everything. We are trying to get relatives back home to help but are meeting with little success. I'm not sure if they can't help or if they aren't willing to take care of Mother since she has changed so much. Mother has also started eating almost non stop and is gaining weight so fast i am alarmed where this will go. I know food was rationed during the war and there were many times they thought they would starve to death so I am wonderng if this is part of her mental problem, being stuck in the past.Mother has no grasp of the here and now anymore and is living in her prison. The attorney tells me that there is a problem with her not being in her right mind and being deported from america, without proof that she is who we say she is. Right now Mother is without a country. We will have to pay for any health care that she needs but I am afraid if we took her in she would be admitted to a psychiatric hospital for observation and we would have to pay what we don't have. It is such a mess. I know this is not as indepth as it should be, I just don't know how to explain everything we are going through. Mother was always a good person, overly protective, but I guess I can understand that, but I was away from her for 25 years so I am not sure I even know this woman. Her life now is pre me and I am afraid of what our life is going to be like if we cannot get this resolved. Thanks for listening.

This message has been edited. Last edited by: metromama,

metromama, I realy appreciated AnnaS ' advice about contacting the embassy. Have you looked into that? Maybe this lawyer can contact the embassy on her behalf. I can only have a clue about the frustration you face, but surely, you can come up with some supporting clues. The date she came to the USA, full name and maiden name, something?.

You say your mom is having a mental problem. I'm wondering what type of antipsychotic she's on.

I know many antipsychotics do tend to make a person gain weight. I know the 3 biggest are Zyprexa, Seroquel, and Risperdal.

I feel for you with the problem of her being without a country. I wish I could help you more. Your in my prayers.