I want to make a thread for myself and maybe others who come along, to chronicle my new life as a career for mum, who is English but lives in America, by myself who is American but lives in England. That was fine and dandy until she went rapidly downhill with her independent living during the extreme isolation of the pandemic. Now I am in the US having been called by my aunt to come over on an emergency basis, and preparing to move her back to England to live with me and DH, 18 year old daughter and dog, after 60 years out of the country. She doesn’t really grasp what is happening or remember for long, and I am trying to get people to stop pointing it out all the time! I’m worried she will kick off, it would be out of character as she was always apathetic, but having read up all the horror stories on here...omg.
Today I did her British POA forms, paid £160 (!) and printed them, arranged for her lawyer to be the certifier and myself as attorney and will take her and the forms over to him next week for signing with handy witnesses to the signatures in his office. It didn’t need to be the lawyer but he has literally just done the same job for the US forms, has integrity and discretion and knows the score, then I won’t have more “so when are you moving to England, Jan? Are you looking forward to all that rain?” Type Questions from her dotty friends.. I’ve made DH my replacement attorney in case something happens to me, as he is holding the fort in England and will have him sign, get our friend to witness HIS signature then I will have ten days to get it mailed to be registered.
This has been a stressful day! Mum has also not been feeling well with a persistent headache, had to skip exercise class and cancel lunch with her friends. She looks ill and has been very quiet all day.
Today I did her British POA forms, paid £160 (!) and printed them, arranged for her lawyer to be the certifier and myself as attorney and will take her and the forms over to him next week for signing with handy witnesses to the signatures in his office. It didn’t need to be the lawyer but he has literally just done the same job for the US forms, has integrity and discretion and knows the score, then I won’t have more “so when are you moving to England, Jan? Are you looking forward to all that rain?” Type Questions from her dotty friends.. I’ve made DH my replacement attorney in case something happens to me, as he is holding the fort in England and will have him sign, get our friend to witness HIS signature then I will have ten days to get it mailed to be registered.
This has been a stressful day! Mum has also not been feeling well with a persistent headache, had to skip exercise class and cancel lunch with her friends. She looks ill and has been very quiet all day.