It’s one week before Christmas and I am exhausted especially after coming back from a family obligation trip to Portugal. My mother in law (MIL) is being discharged from the hospital this Friday and she wants to move in with her daughter 2100miles away. My MIL cannot fly so she needs to be driven 2100miles. My husband can only take time off from work this coming weekend which means the move needs to happen this weekend. I would prefer not to go and ask my husband to drive his mom then fly back. AITAH for not wanting to help my husband with the move? I’m exhausted and I’m also the 24/7 caregiver for my parents who are terminally ill. I will have to ask my sister to take care of my parents if I help my husband with the move which will take 3days round trip.
I was recently confronted with having to do this (about the same distance). Mom wasn’t well enough to fly and was in physical rehab to try and get her well enough. It wasn’t working, and she kept getting sent back to the ER due to oxygen levels.
The issue is, if she’s not well enough to fly, are you absolutely sure she’s well enough to be driven without medical support?
My mom wasn’t. We eventually had to hire a ground medical transport. Cost about $13k. We looked at medical air too, but that was quoted at $30k. Still, she was in pretty rough shape after ground transport—it might not be a one person operation.