At this point in time I am the caretaker for both my mom and dad (along with running a full-time business and developing many internet communities and websites). Earlier this year my dad had a major stroke which left him both physically and mentally disabled. My mom is a beautiful woman and her mind is still fairly and physically she does pretty well... but she is blind and 75% deaf. I put a good amount of effort into keeping my moms mind active and stimulated as she cant watch TV or movies, listening to music or radio is not easy for her. She obviously cant read... so I spend a large portion of my free time sitting as close to her as possible and speak with her. I have to sit close as(even with hearing aids) thats the only way she can hear me. I try and come up with an array of topics to exercise the different parts of her mind... we talk about her favorite Nat King Cole and his songs come alive in her mind. One time we talked about every car shes owned (in chronological order). She remembered the make and model of each car as well as color and other traits. We also do the dishes together... I wash and she dries. I let her rub hand cream on my hands because they are caloused from weight lifting. I put a lot of effort into bringing color and light into my moms world. I ask you my friends for more ideas of how I can put more color into my moms dimmed life.
Posted on: Wed, 06 Nov 2013 06:47:50 +0000
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