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[quote=Anonymous]I am lucky to have a MIL who adores my 2.5-yr-old DD and vice versa. We've always trusted MIL to watch DD and they both love their special time together without us.  Now MIL is sick and most likely she will not get better. We're talking a year at best.  For now she still feels pretty much fine and we're doing everything we can to let her have quality time with DD while she still feels up to it.  But I'm torn about leaving them alone together. MIL's condition can cause seizures. She has had 1-2 seizures before and they only lasted a few seconds, and she is now on strong anti-seizure meds.  She can't drive bc of the seizures so that's not an issue, but her house is not childproofed and she lives on a very busy street and has a creek in her backyard so I worry about DD being left unattended. MIL lives several hours away from us and needs to be home for dr's appts and treatment, so taking her to our house is not an option right now.  I know this may be the last time they get to have this time together.  I suggested having one of us stay there with them and stay out of their hair but DD probably wouldn't leave us alone and it wouldn't be the same for MIL, and DH doesn't want to suggest it because he doesn't want MIL to think we don't trust her.  (She is very sensitive about things like this.) DH wants to just allow it but I wonder if he's letting his heartbreak about his mom interfere with his better judgment.  He's going to be sad and furious with me if I make a stink about this but I am so worried.  WWYD?[/quote]

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