After she got finished telling me everything I was doing wrong, she settled in and we had a relatively nice time.
She showed me how to crochet granny squares so now I have yet another project :) I have about a dozen finished. Only a hundred or so to go. They are easy to do while watching TV.
DH & I came to realize that she most likely is in the early stages of Alzheimer's. She has no short term memory to speak of. This became frustrating, but I had to remind myself that she can't help it.
She lives with her daughter over an hour away and we have no control over getting her to a doctor to be tested, so our hands are tied for getting her medical help.
Her daughter does shift work and gets 4-5 days off every 6 weeks, which is the only time MIL can come visit. So she plans to come back the next time her daughter has time off - if she remembers that is.
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I am glad you survived. My mother-in-law is waist deep in Alzheimer's so I feel your pain. It is real difficult to not get upset when they ask the same question or forget something important. Just hang in there.
Granny squares was the first - and only - thing I have crocheted. My mother taught me when I was like 10. Good memories.
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