Definitely a strange story, but I was wondering about the end of it - SPOILERS - why was it that this woman was dealing with a great-great....-granddaughter rather than her own daughter?  I figured out that since the girl was the last to hold the name (unless she gets married) that is why.  Still, what happened to her real mother and why would she stick around her grandmother if she's so crazy?  Perhaps it's just me...