I have just found out that my mother is a schizophrenic. She is 77 years old and has always been in and out of hospital for the last 30 years or more. Her partner of the same age doesn`t accept her condition. He thinks it is a kidney infection. She hasn`t bothered with me since she married a man she met in the hospital she was in. Don`t know whether to bar their phone calls as it can drive me nuts and my friend as well.

Any suggestions?

She has only been out of hospital for 2 days and is bored already.