Thread: It's my time to take care of dad

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Dave wrote: I still go for coffee in the Alzheimers unit at the nursing home Jackie works at.... and I thoroughly enjoy it

A BIG hat's off to you Dave! What a wonderful thing to do!! That is nearly unheard of in these busy times, but reaching out for our fellow man, especially those who are ill or incapacitated is truly an unselfish act, and I am sure well rewarded, as well.

My 19 year old daughter who is a CNA and studying for her BS in Nursing, works in the county nursing home. She actually loves the work and being able to help those who can no longer help themselves. She sees the good and the bad of that life. She actually prefers working the Alzheimers unit.

Originally Posted by mopar34

A BIG hat's off to you Dave! What a wonderful thing to do!! That is nearly unheard of in these busy times, but reaching out for our fellow man, especially those who are ill or incapacitated is truly an unselfish act, and I am sure well rewarded, as well.

My 19 year old daughter who is a CNA and studying for her BS in Nursing, works in the county nursing home. She actually loves the work and being able to help those who can no longer help themselves. She sees the good and the bad of that life. She actually prefers working the Alzheimers unit.

Not that big a deal. We started doing it when one of the gang was in the nursing home convalescing from an operation.... Once he got healed up and moved home we just decided to keep doing it... Just a bunch of geezers with nothing better to do.... Usually I just tell people I'm up there trying to pick out a nice room for myself~!!!!!!!!!!

Ya know Dave, you have given me an idea. I think I am going to approach one of the local retirement homes and see if they would like it if some Saturday I rounded up a bunch of old car guys and had a little car show at their place, just for the residents. I bet they would love seeing all the old cars and telling us stories about how "I had one just like that.........except it wasn't red, and didn't have a blower sticking out of the hood! ) I am going to look into that and approach my old car club to see if some of them want to go.

Funny story about the retirement homes...........my Ex-GF and I would go to the home where her Mom lived and have dinner with her sometimes, and when I was there lots of the old ladies were hitting on me! I guess the women outlive us guys, so the ratio is not in their favor. I'd be walking through and one of them would reach up and pinch my butt and the others would all start to cackle. I told my GF that when I got older I was going to move in there and become the Don Juan of the geriatric set.

Don

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

Ya know Dave, you have given me an idea. I think I am going to approach one of the local retirement homes and see if they would like it if some Saturday I rounded up a bunch of old car guys and had a little car show at their place, just for the residents. I bet they would love seeing all the old cars and telling us stories about how "I had one just like that.........except it wasn't red, and didn't have a blower sticking out of the hood! ) I am going to look into that and approach my old car club to see if some of them want to go.

Funny story about the retirement homes...........my Ex-GF and I would go to the home where her Mom lived and have dinner with her sometimes, and when I was there lots of the old ladies were hitting on me! I guess the women outlive us guys, so the ratio is not in their favor. I'd be walking through and one of them would reach up and pinch my butt and the others would all start to cackle. I told my GF that when I got older I was going to move in there and become the Don Juan of the geriatric set.

Don

our local club does that a couple times a year at both the homes here in town. Started out years ago when one of the guys in the club had his Father living at one.... Hope it continues when I move in!!!!!!

Just wanted to say hat's off to all you guys. This thread really opened my eyes and my feelings. on a good note went home early sarted talking to my dad. He has dementia and alzeimers is sarting in. Any way we sarted talking about when he was in navy I remembered he gave me some old photos that are in a leather case. They were of ports he was at during war and the light cruser he seved on. Wow I tell you that was the best 3 hours I have spent with him in a long time. He was really talking it up pictures really helped great stories and checked on dates he was saying flipped picture over memory right on. even had old news paper articles and a picture of old biplane's 5 that were based on his ship he was a radio man. were going for a beer later this afternoon will be fun. again thank you all for the support.

Coooooooooooooooooooool!!!!! Have a cold one for us. You will have no idea how much he will remember this day.


Don

Ya know what guys, all it takes is an hour or two once in awhile for a visit with folks in a retirement home.... It means the world to them, and I've got to selfishly say I think it makes me feel even better then the people you visit...... For me it comes from lessons learned as a kid....Respect your elders.