On Friday, May 10, 2002, my sister and I met in Shenandoah, so we could see our Mother, since we could not go to her house on Sunday, Mother's Day (5/12/02), due to our brother and Atty. Swanson. Contrary to that letter that Atty. Swanson had sent the Trust Atty, in April, Mother was delighted to see us. The Nurse, Linda, did come over to Mother, as she saw us girls there, and said to Mother, 'that it was okay, as Sunday was Mother's Day'. Later, we asked the nurse why she had said that, and her reply was that Mother had brought in a copy of that letter, too.
(Do you see the manipulation from Swanson and brother, working all angles to keep us away from Mother? That was like sending a small child to school with a note for the teacher.)
We had a very nice visit, and she enjoyed us sitting next to her in her dialysis chair, rubbing and stroking her arms on each side. We brought her gifts. She would always send us Mother's Day cards, Easter, Thanksgiving, Xmas, and Birthday cards — I have all those cards, too. BUT this all ceased after Dad passed away.
As we left, she told us that she loved us. Then she said, for us, to have a Happy Mother's Day.
When Mother's Granddaughter called and asked to talk with her Grandmother, the uncle (my brother) refused to let them talk. AGAIN, another letter was sent to Atty Eich, by Atty. Swanson, stating that Mother did not want the granddaughter to visit or call her. (Again, who do you think was 'requesting' this since Mother was being nice to us when we visited her.)
On May 30, 2002, Trust Atty Eich, sends a letter to Atty Swanson, saying, "I consistently get different views on all aspects of the relationship between Mother and her family, than what you are telling me. I find it difficult to believe that Mother would suddenly turn against all of the members of her family with the exception of her son. Is there a way that we can try and reunify this family rather than move them apart?"