Jeff made some good points, and the reality is that most of us will face end of life issues with our parents. A support group can make all the difference. In general I think large families are a benefit in this regard; more hands to share the burden. Also, a church family can be very helpful. My dad spent the last 6 months of his life in our home with prostate cancer that had spread into his bones. He was in a lot of pain even with the morphine, but he never complained about anything. That was the way he was brought up. His church 'family' took a lot of the load off of my wife and me and they were very supportive right up until the end. With your own mom you may have to take the 'tough love' approach to make it work; she needs to know the ground rules if she is to be in your home. Loving her doesn't mean you have to put up with unacceptable behavior.
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69 Bird w/1970 400 block(409 cubes), #64 heads, hyd. roller, Q-jet by Jeff E., original interior, ps, pdb, th350, and 3.73 gears. Pump gas, street driven muscle. 3800 lbs. race weight. Best, 11.39 @118, my son's car.
79 T/A w/463, Scat crank, Eagle rods, Icon pistons, Lunati solid roller, 262/270, KRE 325 heads, Northwind intake, QF950 carb, full interior, ps, pdb, th350, and 3.73 gears. Pump gas, 3650 lbs. race weight. 10.68 @ 126 so far... no tuning yet.
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