Within the last week a small clip was on a regular TV programme here. They present it as something remarkable a rest home here stumbled on by accident. They promote it as being cheap,
and cheerful and reveals glimpses of loved ones long gone. They say "it is almost magic.
After watching this I have decided to set up George's room with lights and music. I have downloaded a whole lot of videos from YouTube which show Xmas lights and houses which are set to music. I am putting these all together to make one DVD to play in his room.
I have also been buying cheap lights (made for Xmas) which operate on batteries. For example I got a small tree today which changes colour and is about 20 cm high. I am going to get a lava lamp to go in there and look for some solar lights.
I can see that this would certainly stimulate the brain and these things can easily be turned on and off as needed.
It is so great how we all share these ideas and see if they work for us.
that's awesome! And I think it's so cool that somebody in New Zealand was connected with somebody in the United Kingdom through somebody in Canada – gotta love the Internet!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Susan. Actually I think the Internet is so important to enable us all to support each other as well as share the ideas. We often become quite isolated so the Internet connects us to the outside world. It is also useful for us to know how things are being handled in other places so we can push for changes in our own environments. It is also a place where we can verbalise some of our frustrations and getting some constructive feedback from others.
ReplyDeleteYou are great at introducing others in cyberspace, thank you Susan
i feel so connected to all 3 of you -- annie here in the US
ReplyDeleteblessings to paul and susan and di
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We feel connected to you too. Isn't it great to feel that we have the support of others in a similar situation. That support is there 24/7 and is with people who have walked in each other's shoes.
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