I think my freeper sister is mentally ill. [View All]

[zanana]

My sister was here this weekend, helping me care for my Alzheimer's-stricken mother. (My sister believes that life begins at conception, whether through the love of a man and a woman, or rape, or incest.) As I was dispensing my mother's daily pills to be taken with breakfast, my sister said "Why don't you stop giving her those pills? They're just making her live longer." Apparently, my mother's illness is "hard" on her financially. A few minutes later, she told me that she worried about me all the time; that she was afraid that when I die, I'm going to hell. She added "and, you know, Zan, you don't have much time left, so you're going to have to "straighten out" fast. (I have heart disease). My reaction was "Get the f*ck out of my house"! Today, I'm wondering where that line is between religious fervor and mental illness. I was furious at her yesterday, but today I'm worried and sad. She never used to be a mean person, and it seems that her brain no longer "puts on the brakes" for her before she blurts out whatever is on her mind, no matter who she hurts. I'd like to talk to her husband to find out if he's concerned, too, but I don't know how to bring it up. (He's also right-wing and religious, but I can talk to him). What can I say? Any ideas, anybody?