Relationships and whatnot

Mom has just swooped in for a visit, and is now off to visit my younger brother before heading back home.  She would liked to have visited with one of her own brothers (whom she is concerned for, and whom she loves very much) before trekking west across the state, and then ultimately to her home w - a - y up north, but she received absolutely no response from him or his wife in all the time leading up to the trip, nor once she arrived.  I attempted to make contact with them while she was here, giving them three phone numbers to reach us/her by (and an email address) for planning.

All of it was to no avail and I feel horrible for her, since she is driving down into the heart of rotten Detroit-suburbia traffic to their home, and will only hope to make contact with them before heading on to Lansing later in the afternoon (most likely encountering crappy commuter traffic in the process).
UPDATE -
Mom did finally get them to answer their door, but I am not certain what sort of visit she was able to have.  The rigamarole and drama created by these pious 'born again' people borders on the incredibly heavy-handed...and just outright rude, at times.

It's always very stressful - for both mom and myself - when we two are in tight quarters for more than twenty-four hours.  Sad to admit, but it's true.  If someone wrote a story to describe our relationship it would be titled:
"How a Leo Begat a Taurus and How They Lived Tenuously to Tell the Tale".  Seriously.

Suffice to say we are bruised and and bent and pretty much our strained normal, but still mother/daughter in love.