Author: nurtureyrheart

Mom, Wife, Grandma, Multi-media Artist, Word-Smith, former elder caregiver

within your sight

What are you choosing to nurture?

CAREGIVER NOTE:

“Too cold to be out and about,” he says — but he was more than happy that he made some progress on a computer game. He said it’s coming back to him. So letting him spend some time at the computer has been beneficial. We do need to find another chair, though. Not enough padding in the current one to prevent some discomfort after an extended period of time sitting. I’m also going to look into another keyboard for the visually impaired. He’s having a difficult time reading his current keyboard.

take a break and….

breathe a little easier.

CAREGIVER NOTE:

Pelvic CT calendared. Follow up with orthopedic surgeon scheduled. Let’s hope another surgery is needed. He’s not complaining of pain and hasn’t been for over a month but his gait has changed and it’s becoming more difficult for him to put his socks and shoes on. We should know more a week from tomorrow.

look forward to…

Great things! Anticipate something great is coming your way today.

CAREGIVER NOTES:
Anticipating some interesting moments over the next couple of weeks:

  1. An appointment with an ortho for a possible break in the left hip area — but hasn’t experienced any pain since the middle of January. No big falls that we are aware of — and not that he would tell us either if we didn’t hear or see it first hand.
  2. We found a large model airplane for him to put together. He’s excited! Now to set up a workspace for him that can be left up for an undetermined amount of time. Looking at options on how to rearrange things so they can get started on the build! 🙂

choose your focus

Choose your lens for the day and focus in!

CAREGIVER NOTE:

It has been so much easier to hone into the “I need” moments recently. When he’s anxious about something, his voice becomes a little snippy and he does a “wringing of the hands” motion. We’ve prepared a basic list of things and run through those to see if he can zone into what it is he needs to take care of or needs help with. Yesterday, it was a little more exercise to clear his head. So we were able to go outside and take a walk. He enjoyed that and the “I need” moment was resolved easily and without a lot of extra angst in now being able to identify the problem he needed help with.

Some things on our list include:
I need to exercise – go outside for a walk or some fresh air
I need to check my finances
I need to make a call
I need to get something to eat
I need to rest