http://www.caregiverstress.com Care for yourself while caring for an aging loved one. Fri, 17 May 2013 15:40:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.caregiverstress.com/fitness-nutrition/get-mom-moving/activities-mind-body-soul/activities-senior-body/comment-page-1/#comment-29946 Agnes Kelly Fri, 28 Dec 2012 19:31:38 +0000 http://www.caregiverstress.com/?p=5811#comment-29946 How old is Mom, 97? How old is Mom, 97?

]]> http://www.caregiverstress.com/fitness-nutrition/get-mom-moving/activities-mind-body-soul/activities-senior-body/comment-page-1/#comment-25809 Beth Schuelke Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:34:03 +0000 http://www.caregiverstress.com/?p=5811#comment-25809 In my past experiences, I have found that it is much easier to encourage anyone to do something if you can do it together. I took up knitting to encourage my fiance's grandmother to knit again. It worked her hands and mind, gave us something new to talk about and eventually lead to more activity. First she taught me how to cable, then we needed more yarn so we started taking yarn shopping trips... We ended up making a baby blanket for her great grandson. Best of all we both had a blast! In my past experiences, I have found that it is much easier to encourage anyone to do something if you can do it together. I took up knitting to encourage my fiance\'s grandmother to knit again. It worked her hands and mind, gave us something new to talk about and eventually lead to more activity. First she taught me how to cable, then we needed more yarn so we started taking yarn shopping trips... We ended up making a baby blanket for her great grandson. Best of all we both had a blast!

]]> http://www.caregiverstress.com/fitness-nutrition/get-mom-moving/activities-mind-body-soul/activities-senior-body/comment-page-1/#comment-1889 Susan Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:18:25 +0000 http://www.caregiverstress.com/?p=5811#comment-1889 Hi. My mom is now in skilled nursing. While she was living with my sister and myself, she decided that she no longer wanted to try to walk, so therefore, we were forced into this decision. She became weaker and weaker, lost weight, lost her balance and fell and now we cannot bring her back. As I read this article about activity, it occurred to me that it is so very important for older people to exercise if even just a little bit. Mom got so that she would let us wait on her and now everyone waits on her. She gave up after Daddy died and I guess that was the beginning of this spiralling down. Hi. My mom is now in skilled nursing. While she was living with my sister and myself, she decided that she no longer wanted to try to walk, so therefore, we were forced into this decision. She became weaker and weaker, lost weight, lost her balance and fell and now we cannot bring her back. As I read this article about activity, it occurred to me that it is so very important for older people to exercise if even just a little bit. Mom got so that she would let us wait on her and now everyone waits on her. She gave up after Daddy died and I guess that was the beginning of this spiralling down.

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