I can SO relate to what you are saying. Right now my Mom (who lives with me - she's 77) is going through chemotherapy for a breast cancer recurrence. She is having a really hard time with it. She also wants me to be with her all the time when I'm home and not working. So, I just bring one of my sewing machines down to the living room and stitch away (on a tray table, no less!), while we chat or watch TV. It truly is keeping my sanity intact. Plus I've completed two quilt tops in the past week, which is like mass-production compared to my usual super-slow output of projects.