FROM OUR FAMILIES( continued)
6. Look for easier, safer solutions. For example:
• Rearranging the furniture
• Purchasing a bike helmet for Ann to wear for protection
7. Keep people in the loop.
• Use email a lot.
• Recognize and thank people for their contributions as helpers.
8. Slow down.
• Learn to be patient.
• Tell myself:“ You have all day.”
9. Make sure that I take care of myself and our caretaker helpers.
• Take time off and give time off to our paid helper.
• See a psychiatrist whom we have known for over 25 years.
• Hire a night nurse( three nights a week), allowing me to sleep through the night.
• Do yoga.
• Swim; play tennis.
• Play a lot of music.
• What I have not done: Attend a support group.( That does not mean that I have not reached out for all kinds of support.)
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Hope to keep growing, learning, and finding meaning.
III. Products That I Remember Fondly, and Newer Ones from 2018
Steve Garcias
Products for Nutrition and Swallowing
• Nosey Cups
• Scoop Plates
• Comfort Curved and Angled Utensils
• Thick & Easy 4-Ounce Portion Control Cups
• Magic Cup Fortified Nutrition Vanilla Snack
• Thick Extra-Strength Powder
• Oral Care Swabs
Products for Mobility
• Elgin 3-Handle Ergonomic Walking Belt
• Karman Ergonomic Wheelchairs that help with standing
• Extra Large, Talking, Button Clock
• For Caregivers: Infant Optics DXR-8 Video Baby Monitor with Interchangeable Optical Lens