LeeAnne....
Thank you for sharing. I am sickened and heartbroken to hear what your mother (and you as a witness) went through. I think this is the first one of these terrible stories I have read that has made me literally cry. If there is some way to spread your story without causing undue stress for your mother, people need to hear it.
I will be praying for safe and uneventful travel for her this week.
Hugs!