Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[math ace]

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We have spent the last 2 months in and out of psych facilities while they get his meds changed and adjusted.....
He has been out 10 days this time and we are working on the day program. In the past he was not a canididate because he is an ESCAPER...
He has to have a TB test done first and then we get to try that option.

I can not see having a home health aide come in and watch him HERE while I try to take a break. He is going to need to go somewhere so that I can do the needed things around here. I don't see me being able to sit back and not get involved when he is right here.

 

[geebs]

Just remember to take care of your health Math. It is hard to the 10th power what you are doing... I get it.. completely... Take your vitamins and remember to stretch....get sleep when you can girl... Garlic is good for battling the buggies that get you when stress is so high...

I wish you a quiet peace within.

 

[Debbi]

X2!

I don't know if I could handle a stranger in my house. I'd feel like I would have to entertain them or watch them too. My Dad had a really hard time allowing the nurses in the house before my Mom passed, even as sweet as they were. My ex-husband has just been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Too young it seems to me...

 

[Hens and Roos]

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Best of luck

, it is a hard choice to make no matter which one you go with

 

[flgardengirl]

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Ivy Home depot has these colored flashlights up by the cash registers. They are made so it can be a flashlight or a flashing light etc. for your car. They have a string on the end of them. I hung one upside down in the coop and they only stay on for a little while and then turn themselves off with the flashlight part. They even come in red. I have a blue one and it works really well. I think they are L.E.D. and since they turn off they battery seems to last a long time. They are under 5 bucks.
http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc...Id=10051&catalogId=10053&superSkuId=202896946

 

[Cadeau]

Math - if he's been in and out of the psych hospital, what about Day Partial?
That way, he'd be in program, couldn't elope, and would have the psychiatrist and therapist readily available on a daily basis. Plus, have daily stimulation and socialization outside the home.

Even if you get the home health aide for the EVENING/NIGHT - might be a HUGE help.
I'll bet you don't sleep well, worrying about what he's doing....
They could watch at night, as well as, help with his evening and morning shower/dress/eat routine.

Some people choose to treat them as part of the family (share meals, etc.) some just let them be and treat them as workers - your choice. Most are very nice people, but I TOTALLY understand about having a stranger in the home.

Good luck - you're a VERY strong person to be your parent's primary caretaker, especially as his mind regresses. Take care of YOU!!

 

[StevenW.]

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I know what you mean! Chickens have 3 fans in the big coop and most of them are blowing towards the roosts so they are up there enjoying the fans.
Even the ducks were panting today and they were in the pool! We have most of the acre garden done but it would be nice if temps were down to the 70's for a while...

I'm starting to think I would rather have rain than the heat and humidity now...

You really have a whole acre for a garden?! I think I might have gone blind from jealousy just now hahah...That is fantastic. What all do you plant? and....do you do farmer's markets or how do you use all of the produce?

Tomatoes (a bunch of varities!) watermelons, onions, potatoes, radishes, carrots, beans, peas, sometimes we plant eggplant, strawberrys, blueberrys, grapes, sweetcorn, pumpkins, squash, sweet and hot peppers. I think that is all...

We can our own tomato juice, salsa, jam. We eat a lot of the vegetables and give some away.

(Chickens get A LOT of extras each year! They love it!)

 

[flgardengirl]

My great grandmother had alzheimers. She lived in Tampa but got so bad she had to be moved to AZ where my grandmother could watch her. My grandpa was a horrible kidder and he would tell her, 'Don't step in that hole' and my grt grandmother (his MIL) would look all around for the hole. Then 10 min later he would do it again and she would look again. SO mean!! Anyhow, my grandmother took care of her for about 10 years and then my grandpa's health got bad so she put my grt grandmother in a private elder care home. It was so much nicer than a nursing home. She lived to 96.
I think daytime respite care is such a good option because it allows you some time to do what you need to do for yourself and family during the day and it also gives the patient some social life. There is research to suggest that exposure to new things helps with improving memory deficits and helps prevent the deterioration of memory. In some places there is even a bus that will pick them up from your home and take them to respite care. I don't know if they do that around here though.

 

[AyeUpChuck]

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X3 you're a strong lady!

 

[AyeUpChuck]