Since we're on the subject of cutting hair, I just cut my MILs hair for the second time ever. What's different this time around is that I splurged on a new pair of scissors. My neighbor at the flip house owns a sharpening business, so I told him what I wanted and bought what he recommended. They are amazing! I decided to really go to town on MIL's hair and it turned out great. It helps that she has lovely silver curls. Curls hide a lot, thankfully.
You have to have humor to survive caretaking a person with ALZ. We regularly ask MIL questions we know the answers to, just to see what she comes up for a response. At the dinner table a few nights later, I told her her haircut looks really nice (shockingly, it does). I asked her who cut her hair. She thought about it and said, "Oh, a professional." DH and I damn near fell off our chairs. Worth the price of the new shears right there.