After the realization is over and we try to find our new normal life we find that we may need more than just a little help adjusting. Group counseling and medical professionals go a long way to helping us understand and grasp with our new needs, but some things we may need to consider in the back ground that is less important are the day to day pleasantries and necessities.
Alzheimer’s like age may make us less mobile and less mobile means our bodies don’t get the exercise they did and we become colder. We need a blanket. We may even be in a wheel chair. https://www.etsy.com/shop/SylviasQuiltingCraft has a wheel chair cover that tucks in around your feet so that it does not get caught in the wheels.
After the consideration of warmth is the question of where your loved one is. Is the stroke patient at home with people they love or in a facility? Once the therapy is over are they in their facility room or enjoying the company of everyone else there? If they are debilitated and may fidget or are nervous or lonely, mailing or bringing them some love like a fidget quilt may be something you might want to consider if you can’t be there every day with them.
We created fidget quilts after my mother-n-law was in a nursing home and many times when we visited her, there were six to twelve wheel chairs of individuals just sitting facing the nursing desk, faces blank and seeming lonely and bored. I wanted to put something bright and beautiful in their laps that would not only give them something to feel and do but give them a reason to smile and share. I wanted everyone who walked by them to smile and converse with them and this would maybe be that reason that made the interaction happen. Here are some of the fidget quilts and activity mats that I and mom have created. Please find them and more on https://www.etsy.com/shop/SylviasQuiltingCraft
God Bless and remember, one day at a time. One smile is precious.
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