My mother-in-law has always been a mean & hateful person. April was a year ago we found out she has Frontal Lobe Dysfunction & early signs of Dementia.
She would rather argue than eat when she's hungry. She enjoys upsetting people. She has lived with my husband(her son) & I for 14 Years.
It was hard enough before but now my husband works out of town. He leaves at 5 a.m. & gets home around 5:30 p.m. & avoids her as much as possible. Now my mom has Alzheimers & I need to help with her & at the same time, mother-in-law is suddenly scared to stay by herself. I don't have the money to hire someone to stay with her. I am all she has but I can't take being around her 24/7. I have always been the fixer with my family, but, I don't know how to fix this. She drives me up the wall!
Any ideas?
When hubby gets home, it's his turn. You go out . . . run errands for your mom, visit with her. It easily becomes a habit to be "stuck in the house," I know. I have a tendency to do the same thing.