Try Doing Some Crafts or Involve Self in Their Hobbies

 A while back we had a long thread on Hobbies and crafts  that were easy to do and get your loved one involved in

 

 Try getting them to do simple things and enjoy the time spent together whilst doing so

 

 My Dad likes to garden and fish ........I do both with him and in the winter we always go to " Wednesday Market together

 

His most Fav thing to do is yard sales he will want to go to every one there is and he ( with mine help and Cait's) does quite well on the Town Wide yard sales .........it gives him a purpose and a feeling of Accomplishment ....He usually has us sorting thru and pricing things in about 3 weeks to a month yet the Town Wides are not til June .........lol

 

AHHH well ya gotta laugh and make memories while they are still here and able ........

I am Blessed for sure....... 

 

 

They need not be really difficult or messy just try something like paint by numbers if they like that or try other easy crafts
Can get books from store in HW resources I am sure
LYN

YOU are doing great with your Nan
I am so proud of you for all you do for her and you need to be proud as well

I dont think it hurts to re read books..I do it all the time .lol and I dont have this DD
Keep up the great job you are doing and yes you truly are a " Lil Angel"

Luvs
LYN

How are you making out LIL Angel

Hi Lynda
Welcome
yes you can go to a craft store or a cooking store and find those plasic Bibbies you are talking about
I think they are great to have and they have some that you can put over her like an apron kind of thing

I know it is hard with all you are going thru and I imagine the sedation from OP has caused more problems then she had before

What meds is she on

Your dad needs to take some "me" time and she will be just fine
U or others can step in and do what he does as well .....

I hope you have read some of other threads as they have basically got all the answers you may need
Please post again and let me know how things are going

God Bless

LYN

Go out into the gardens if they like that kinda stuff my dad will spend all day out in his gardens telling me and showing me how to do this and that lol
I love that time out there together

Took Dad to Wednesday market had a blast together

Come home to some good but darn sad news .....in Moms thread

LOL Lyn!!

When this string has enough ideas (from everyone) you can take all the good stuff and put it in a seperate string so it is easy to refer too. I think it is a GREAT topic.

Things Dad and I used to do together:

Those tiny jig-saw PUZZLES (4 x 4). Dad couldn't do too much of it, but I would make clicking noises as the pieces went in and he loved it. I'd move the piece along and make a shhhhhh sound and then a click sound when it went into place. After the puzzle was complete, dad loved to "grout" it with glue. I spread out a big sheet of waxed paper and place the puzzle on top. Then use a nice flate cake decorating spatula and pour glue on the puzzle and he'd carefully spread the glue. It looks really foggy with the wet glue on it, but as it dries, the puzzle appears clear and shiny. Dad loved to watch it change too. Then we'd hang it proudly on the "craft wall".

BALLOONS . . . blow up a balloon and just bounce it up in the air a few times. Eventually bounce it to your loved one and they might instinctively bounce it back. This was the only activity that dad could participate in at the end, but he really enjoyed it.

DANCE . . . turn on some music and just jive around the room. Amazing how they'll follow you around. Good exercise for both the caretaker and the patient. This could pop dad out of a frustrating episode.

PAINT . . . I bought small wooden objects (cars, horses, boxes) and we'd paint them with tempra paint. I used a lot of waxed paper under the work to make clean-up a breeze. If you spray them with gloss or semi-gloss clear coat . . . even the sloppy ones look good. We did some that could be used for tree ornaments at Christmas.

BUBBLES . . . fun for all!!!

Blessings!

A whole pitcher of tea coming up!!! do you want iced or hot???? I'm sending both . . . lots for everyone!! Some yummy homemade cookies to go with it too! OH and have some my yummy little sandwiches!! Tea for everyone!!

OH sis, I'm so sorry you are still having such a hard time medically . . . it doesn' seem fare, but there is great joy in knowing that God is always in charge even when we can't see it. I can't wait to see all He has accomplished through you sis . . . I know you are precious to Him. Good old Job!! I hated that book until I went back and read it carefully . . . such a fine ending and God even rid him of his awefull wife!! LOL Anyway, you remind me of Job sis. Hang in there!!

I hope you'll give your Dad a big hug from Rosie!! He is such a character. They sure can be stuborn. Oh dear, I hope he doesn't have cancer along with all his heartache. I guess each day brings him one day closer to being with his sweetie. My forget-me-nots are blooming and I was thinking of you and another gal here named "forget me not". Those tiny blue flowers persisted through our dry, dry sping. . . just like you.

I'll be back again soon. My son, Jason, is running the Chicago Marathon in October. He signed up with the Lupus Foundation and has a web-site where people can donate dirctly to Lupus. I was SO touched that he and his wife thought to do that . . . I'll keep you posted on that.

You are a shiny star sis . . . tired and hurting, but very shiny. Thanks for all you do here.

Blessings!

Oh Lyn, how sad. It must be very difficult to see him wasting away like that. *** brrrrr**** got a shiver.

If Tuesday was today . . . let me know how things went.

The web site for the marathon is "firstgiving. com/ schedler". I put some spaces in there so it won't be clickable. Don't want to break the forum rules and I'm about to ask Peter if I can post it.

Thanks for always being here sis. You are such a blessing here. I know that lots of people come here and never post, but they ARE BLESSED by your input.

Hugs and blessings!

Hey Lyn . . . Mom is doing well now. She was having some health issues for a while, but doing pretty well now.

I had a scary week but am feeling more energy today. My gut was giving me lot of trouble and it scares me because that sometimes will precede a flare. *phewwww* today I am feeling more energy and less belly issues. Wooo hoooo.

I hope market day is fun!! Your dad sounds like he really looks forward to it.

Thanks for peeking at Jason's (son) web-spot. He is a bit discouraged trying to get it "out there". But I think as he gets closer to the big day, he may see more activity there.

WOWWY GIRL!!! Woopie for Cait!!!! You must be SO proud of her. Oh my gosh. God finds the most perfect ways to bless!!! Tell Cait I said "you ROCK, girl!!! Woooo Hoooo". I have so much respect for people who accomplish goals like that. That would require a LONG TERM commitment to excellance. Enjoy the ceremonies of graduation Lyn. I hope you are well enough to enjoy it.

Love you sis . . . you mean so much to me as well. I think its because we understand each other's problems AND we both have such an abiding trust in our Lord!!! Praise God!

Blessings!

  So many great ideas and suggestions in this thread, thought I would share things that seemed to work with my grandfather. 

I think during his middle AD years just continuing to do as much as possible normal activities like gardening (even when his weeding is the flowers), and chores like dishes helped him.  He enjoyed walking, and visiting. 

  He was a handy man so PCP pipes and elbows was entertaining.  Allthough at the time even in his later stages of AD he knew and he would say "Well where's the glue?" He was also fond of the tape measure and just randomly measuring things.  He enjoyed music from his time like Folk or Fiddling and he loved watching the animated movies with his grandkids. 

  Living so far away after my grandfather entered into the home we in Florida felt the need to be reassured it was the best solution that my Mom went up for a visit and spent some time with him.  Being in a home where everyone has AD we were suprised at the number of his roomies whom were more feel type vs. the visual type.  My grandfather was more a visual kind of guy.  So we thought to make a fabric book.  We got many fabrics and placed the vinal ones for the front and back to protect the variety of different textures inside and connected them with snaps? and a large ring held it together.  I brought the books with me when I went for my visit and over the week I saw them getting used and enjoyed.  Even my grandfather seemed to enjoy it and note: he did figure out how to open the ring immediatly.  He was more of a medel vs fabric kind lol.  We had the rings on the books saudered closed. 

Anyhow those are my memories, things that worked, and ideas for others. 

Stay Strong!  Shell

Bringing to top for Darren''

LYN