Hello Shroob, I'm the person you were corresponding with on Reddit about our mothers
I'm really glad you made a post here - this forum is really very quiet, but there's still some great people here and a LOT of information buried in the many years of threads.
Really hoping that you and your mother will be able to find a doctor who can start actually approaching this from a whole systems perspective. There is a lot to balance and I have experience with how specialist doctors can play "not my problem" when issues are complicated with multiple organ systems.
Please keep us updated with things at U of WA! And remember to take care of yourself as well.