The Maternal Crisis du Jour

[gonzai]

Which, as always, seems to occur as I'm leaving for work. And, thus, makes me late for same.

Apparently Mom went to the bank yesterday to get some cash, and felt her balance was way too low (and, therefore, someone was stealing her money). Her reasoning was that her bank statement, dated June 4, stated that she had x dollars. But on June 24, the bank said she had y dollars, some $3,000 less, and therefore she decided she'd been robbed. The bank teller, bless her, showed my mother that eight checks had been cashed between June 4 and June 24, equalling the difference between what the June 4 statement said and the balance she had yesterday, and even wrote down the dates, check numbers and amounts. My mother didn't believe her. She flew into a fit with me over it. I did the same thing as the teller - went to her online account and showed her each and every check that had been cashed since June 4, including the nearly $2,200 paid to the air conditioning repairmen. She's still angry - with both me and the bank - because she's convinced that the balance she has on the date of a statement cannot change until the date of the next statement. She thinks it's unfair for the bank to add or subtract amounts between bank statements.

I am really glad I had myself put on the account a few months back and I've been checking her accounts online. It may be time to take away the checkbook.

Comments

[davidoflondon.livejournal.com]

Am I remembering correctly that your mum has alzheimers?

I posted about a month ago (before we friended each other so I doubt you've seen it) about meeting Leslie Neilsen (the actor) at an event, who is suffering from alzheimers.

The only consolation is the patient normally forgets everything so their not upset long.

If I've got this all wrong sorry.

[gonzai55.livejournal.com]

She's not officially diagnosed with Alzheimer's, but every member of her family that reached the age of 70 has had it, so it's quite likely that's her diagnosis. Unfortunately, the *only* thing she seems to remember is perceived slights. Joy.