George's Home is in lock down at present as many residents have vomitting and diarrhoea. Keeping fingers crossed at the moment as so far George has not been affected. I am still popping in with milk shakes and things but I am not staying for long.
Often, when I arrive, George will be seating in the lounge and be sleeping. After a while he will wake. He still recognises everyone and enjoys looking through his books and photos. We discuss the photos and talk about things we all did together. He also enjoys hand massages. His language is often really good and we will have a long and, sometimes, involved conversation. Another day his language makes very little sense, it varies from day to day.
He is quite happy in the home and does enjoy being with others. The unit he is in only caters for twelve residents which is ideal for him. He is getting to know some of the other residents many of whom and still operating at a higher level than he is.
Showing posts with label conversations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label conversations. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Saturday, October 10, 2015
Forgiven
Fluffy Bum has forgiven me and sat with me on the sofa last night.
Got an email from a neighbour yesterday to see if George and I wanted to go to coffee so we met up today and had a pleasant time sitting in the sun and chatting.
I have been putting on the World Cup Rugby for George but he is not able to follow a game any more. He is better just talking about it and maybe watching a few highlights. As this was his passion and he had a fantastic memory about the games and players it is so sad to see this sort of thing happening.
George had a lovely day and is still quite 'with it' and able to carry out a conversation at the moment.
Got an email from a neighbour yesterday to see if George and I wanted to go to coffee so we met up today and had a pleasant time sitting in the sun and chatting.
I have been putting on the World Cup Rugby for George but he is not able to follow a game any more. He is better just talking about it and maybe watching a few highlights. As this was his passion and he had a fantastic memory about the games and players it is so sad to see this sort of thing happening.
George had a lovely day and is still quite 'with it' and able to carry out a conversation at the moment.
Friday, September 4, 2015
Keeping occupied
This has got to a stage where it can be difficult for George. He can get tired quite quickly although he still loves a chat.
On Thursday night his cousin who is 102 rang. She has just gone into a home but was living in her own home until quite recently. She has a lot of extended family around who have all contributed to making this happen but now she needs a greater level of care however the family all visit regularly and take her out. My sister with her in laws was in a similar situation until her mother-in-law died recently. Now the family have all focused on visiting her father-in-law and for visits and trips out. So lucky to have this support and of course it means that the family are all there to discuss and understand what is going on which makes such a difference. When you are the only caregiver resident you may find that others are rather critical of your efforts and of course may know what you should do or be doing. People who are not actually involved on a day to day basis really have little understanding although they think that they do. My great advice is that you can only do what is best for you and the person you are responsible for - do what you know is right and try to let all the criticism roll off you - not easy I know. You will never get an apology from these people so doing worry about it. You are also unlikely to be thanked for what you have done.
Yesterday was the 5th anniversary date of the first earthquake and since then my life has not been good. I went up onto the sand hills yesterday morning to watch the sun come up and reflect on the turns my life has taken during this time. On reading this post I guess it sounds negative and maybe it is because of this. During this time too though there have been moments of great love and certainly an appreciation of life.
On Thursday night his cousin who is 102 rang. She has just gone into a home but was living in her own home until quite recently. She has a lot of extended family around who have all contributed to making this happen but now she needs a greater level of care however the family all visit regularly and take her out. My sister with her in laws was in a similar situation until her mother-in-law died recently. Now the family have all focused on visiting her father-in-law and for visits and trips out. So lucky to have this support and of course it means that the family are all there to discuss and understand what is going on which makes such a difference. When you are the only caregiver resident you may find that others are rather critical of your efforts and of course may know what you should do or be doing. People who are not actually involved on a day to day basis really have little understanding although they think that they do. My great advice is that you can only do what is best for you and the person you are responsible for - do what you know is right and try to let all the criticism roll off you - not easy I know. You will never get an apology from these people so doing worry about it. You are also unlikely to be thanked for what you have done.
Yesterday was the 5th anniversary date of the first earthquake and since then my life has not been good. I went up onto the sand hills yesterday morning to watch the sun come up and reflect on the turns my life has taken during this time. On reading this post I guess it sounds negative and maybe it is because of this. During this time too though there have been moments of great love and certainly an appreciation of life.
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