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Hello! I am attaching photos from my visit to Bulgaria in the last two weeks. I had to pick up my mother from the street. She had taken up residence under the balconies of the opposite block in close proximity to the apartment that was taken from her, by fraud in Sofia without any adequate support from the legal state authorities... As she is no longer accepted in lodgings, given her aggressive condition and also in the shelters in Sofia, because of the large amount of luggage that is constantly increasing and the fact that my sister and I are not wealthy enough to place her in a private home for the elderly, we decided to take her back to the village, at her request of course, for lack of other options. I would take her with me to Scotland immediately, but apart from not being able to stay for more than six months she would not be insured and she is not at all healthy. So I engaged a close friend to help us with much of the luggage and drive us to the house. Unfortunately there I was convinced of the lack of basic necessities (electricity, water, not to mention bathroom and toilet). I also became convinced of her significantly deteriorated mental health. She scolded us, shouted insults at both of us, with constant paranoia that we had put her in this situation on purpose. Her behavior escalated when she lunged at my sister to attack her, but she restrained herself and kicked us out. I didn't assume she was that mean, probably hasn't taken her meds ( haoperidol ) in a long time. We've had these situations before and the neighbors have reported her, hospitalized her and in a few months she's like a new person ( happy even in adversity ). My sister and I felt it important to change priorities and take care of her health first and foremost. We called 112 to explain the situation, but they told us it wasn't urgent enough. The next day we called the local police, they came, saw her and agreed with us that she had serious prerequisites for an involuntary placement for treatment, but they also told us it was not a severe enough case. What we were eventually able to do with the few resources we had was to arrange things with the help of the locals in the village and with a huge amount of help from the mayor to get water running and electricity within a week. I was also able to request a document from the fire department about deliberate arson to serve with the municipality for possible compensation. We also filed paperwork with social services for assistance. She has also been approved for free food. All this is not little for ten days, but not enough either. So I'm continuing the campaign with an appeal for funds to at least fix up the stone room she sleeps in, make a place for her personal hygiene and legally dispose of all household and building waste. Thank you all for your support!