mom got sick and i blamed myself
yes, that is true, they will not always listen. still i cannot help but beat myself up about it, and feel like i could have done more. i am trying to get past the feeling of guilt, but it is hard.
so sorry to hear about your mom i do hope she is better now. in my personal experience, you can watch and advise all you like, but they often will not listen my mom was like that.