tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998844447617430892.post8008591733752345479..comments2024-03-12T09:31:59.061+09:00Comments on Okaasan and Me: Looking deeep insideOyome-san1http://www.blogger.com/profile/17613603965553003711noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998844447617430892.post-33531956675589186542012-12-19T22:25:46.519+09:002012-12-19T22:25:46.519+09:00I know Okaasan doesn't like doctors, neither d...I know Okaasan doesn't like doctors, neither did our Ba-chan. However, she did respond to the doctor's recommendations. He gently explained to her that going to Day Service was essential for the improvement in her well-being mentally,emotionally, and physically. She often resisted going, but we never gave her a choice...I know it slowed the progression of her dementia. Our Ba-chan wasn't a reader... notes would have just been ignored. Each person is different- I do think short is important.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10855472047889043053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998844447617430892.post-79405656095249828322012-12-19T21:45:42.507+09:002012-12-19T21:45:42.507+09:00I do wonder about the letter - It isn't someth...I do wonder about the letter - It isn't something I can do myself, but maybe talk to the Care Manager about this - because I feel if she reads the ideas and reads them many times it may sink in more - she often sits in her room reading and rereading her notes and magazines, and shopping receipts...Oyome-sanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00658655347848108222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998844447617430892.post-28709606568942178982012-12-19T18:15:22.932+09:002012-12-19T18:15:22.932+09:00Sorry, I don't have experiance with this, but ...Sorry, I don't have experiance with this, but what about some small posters with catchy phrases. Exercise is good....Snowy days.. sitting.. not good... Maybe better than a letter. She may think it's her own idea then. If she isn't wearing glasses, the print needs to be large to catch her attention. Just an idear. Nancy Tsurumaki in TokyoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998844447617430892.post-45617483861384627472012-12-19T16:30:30.838+09:002012-12-19T16:30:30.838+09:00I hope all goes well with your exam.
As for the ...I hope all goes well with your exam. <br /><br />As for the long letter, I don´t think so. The "long" is the problem. Persons with dementia have limited attention spans, and Okasaan already find it difficult to follow long conversations. A long letter won´t help you. She respond well to the whiteboard because messages are short and direct.<br /><br />Now, your idea of connecting the centre with her interest in her health is brilliant. You could try to build a conversation around it with some visual aids (think flashcards and old photos perhaps - do you have any photo of her in one of those Saitama classes looking happy?) to see if she develops a positive link between the centre and her good health. <br /><br />These links may give you come ideas:<br /><br />http://www.alzheimertoronto.org/modules/PSWDay/beyond-words.pdf<br /><br />http://www.jrf.org.uk/sites/files/jrf/2128-talking-mats-dementia.pdf<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />FrancescaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998844447617430892.post-76708455645766610302012-12-19T09:02:48.350+09:002012-12-19T09:02:48.350+09:00Left a long long comment..twas lost....will try to...Left a long long comment..twas lost....will try to recreate later. Bugger blasted Blogger !!!!<br />Mata ne<br />LizLizhttp://cairnterrierinoz.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998844447617430892.post-53263968735260626262012-12-19T08:33:56.540+09:002012-12-19T08:33:56.540+09:00My hubs did write letters to his parents and it he...My hubs did write letters to his parents and it helped because they could read them over and over so it reinforced what we wanted to say. It also helped our sanity. I remember when they were starting day service there was alot of resistance mainly from his dad. So hubs wrote a letter explaining that 'mum has dementia, she will get worse quickly if she does nothing but watch TV all day. Yomesan has a sickness and needs to rest more. She can't look after you all day' . And it was read and re-read and that really helped. Hubs really played an important part in getting his parents going and making them continue. All I could really do was support him by helping them get ready every night for the next day and helping with dressing his mum and taking her to the loo, cooking etc.<br /><br />For really important things we typed it up in big kanji very clearly and laminated it and put it on the table. Things like the daily schedule: day service will pick you up at about 9:10. Yomesan will be back at 5:30. Etc...<br /><br />I really hope all goes well at the hospital. Let us know how it goes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com