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My sister sent my grandmother to a nursing home, and everyone turned their backs on her. Me too. What should I do?translated

October 8, 2026 · 1 min read

Reader question:

Hello, father! My sister and I are from different fathers. My sister’s grandmother (on her father’s side) began to lose her memory, she was imagining something. Her son died, a relative took care of her, but she was tired and asked her sister to help. My sister moved my grandmother to another city and placed her in a nursing home. We heard on the phone that my grandmother was getting worse there. Her apartment was sold, she died, she was buried. The relatives turned their backs on the sister. I also moved away - there were more problems in our communication. She tried to contact me, I felt that she was feeling bad, but I broke off communication. Now my conscience is tormenting me. How to act like a Christian? Everyone does not condemn her, but they condemn her act, and she is erased from the life of the family.

Karina

Priest's answer:

Priest Victor NIKISHOV

God bless you!

In my opinion, your feelings of anxiety and doubt are the voice of your conscience, which tells you that you have distanced yourself from your sister at a time when she may have needed support the most. You feel that your own silence and breakup are an avoidance of responsibility. This is an important internal signal that cannot be ignored.

Even if the sister’s act (the definition of a grandmother in the house...

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