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Skriven 2010-11-29 10:46:38 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 4288 av Nancy Backus (1:261/1381.0)
Ärende: mom  was: Scout Ants
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Hi Nancy,

 RH> We'll see on that. I think Mom will probably be a bit reluctant to do
 RH> them (it hurts too much) but Dad will push her into doing them.

 NB> If they do it together, it should help them keep at it, too... :)

In theory, yes.  In reality? Your guess is as good as mine.

 RH> I've no idea--small town hospital connected to a bigger one an hour
 RH> away.  They may be jst competent or they may be well trained
 RH> specifically in geritric therapy.  The latter would be great.

 NB> Indeed it would.  :)

I know when I busted up my knee (hit by a Porsche on the RIT campus),
the hospital had just gotten a phyisical therapist (nurse who cross
trained).  Then too, that was while I was an undergraduate.  I left the
area a few years after that so not really aware of what's available now.
My therapist also was a part time cake decorator.


 RH> sometimes think that Mom doesn't quite understand why we're jumping in
 RH> to help; she has the idea still that she can do everything--and do it
 RH> well. Problem is, she can't do a lot of things even half way decently.
 RH> They did find someone to come in for light housecleaning twice a week;
 RH> my brother said he could notice a difference after the first session.

 NB> Does your mom see it as a good thing yet?

I don't know; we've had so much else to think about this past week.  We
probably should touch base with them before we leave the state, if
nothing else, to remind them we'll be up there in a few weeks.

 RH> Yes; it would give them some healthier eating, especially if they
 RH> choose easy to do but healthy sides.  I may bake some Christmas cookies
 RH> while up there but a very limited selection and try to teach Mom how to
 RH> make them better, without a major change in taste.  I'll buy small

 NB> Good luck on that... I can see her being stubborn on the cookies... ;)

Oh, one or two small ones won't affect the blood sugar that much.......
Yeah, right!  There are so many other changes that need to be made in
their diets but Dad is so set in what he likes/doesn't like it would be
hard to change them. If they had to move in with us and eat what I
cooked, they would be changing the way they eat. (G)

 RH> quantities of spices--ones she can use up within a year or so instead
 RH> of sitting around for 20 years.

 NB> That's a good idea, though...  And if she doesn't use them, you'll be
 NB> tossing smaller amounts when they go way stale... ;)

At this point, I think the spices would outlast them.  I'd probably end
up taking them back to NC with me or giving them to my brother.  He got
the Italian spices I bought last summer when I found out Mom didn't have
any.  She said she wouldn't use them.


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Ruth
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