Even more Alzheimer's Aunt--or why should I do this again?

Last week I spent half a day at the gym, which I do quite frequently as I still have over 100 lbs to lose.  My phone is shut off when this happens, as phones aren't allowed there.  I was in the locker room changing and I turned the phone on to find it deluged with voice and text messages from various cousins: "Go to our mom's NOW she's not answering the phone." "She called me at work and hung up and now she's not answering." "Been trying to call her for 4 hours, please hurry over there!" "Where are you? you need to check on our mom NOW!" I was SO ANGRY.  I immediately texted everyone back saying "I was at the gym for 5 hours, I need to eat.  I'll go over in an hour." The "been trying for 4 hours" cousin sent back a really passive-aggressive message, "well I have work in an hour but I'll have to blow it off to check on her THANKS you take care of YOURSELF."  My point is, you were calling her for 4 hours and then waiting around for me to answer your angry text messages, you had over 5 hours to drive the half hour to her house and check on her yourself.  SHE IS NOT MY PROBLEM. Turns out Alzheimer's Aunt had accidentally shut off her phone ringer.  No one apologized for ranting on my voice mail or text messages.  I pointed out to them that I don't have a key to AA's house.  So if I go there and the door's locked and she doesn't answer, what am I supposed to do?  Call the cops?  They'll break down the door, see ...
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