Be in their shoes

I personally believe that we can’t know exactly how other people feel until we are in their shoes. I found this video that can almost simulate to be hearing impaired.

How did you feel? Wouldn’t that be difficult to live? The elderly usually have a combination of problems of this nature. How kind and patient we ought to be when taking care of them.

Homecare experience with my grandmother

Arranging homecare for aging parents can be a difficult process for many different reasons. My grandmother was homecared for about 10 years until she passed away last year, and it wasn’t the easiest thing to deal with sometimes because of her personal preferences (here, I mean, she was hearing impaired to some extent, but she did not want to put any hearing aids because she thought it would look bad), sudden sickness and injuries, and losing of her memory (to the point that she could not remember my name).

I came across an interesting article by Steven Schwartzman, Homecare Do’s and Don’ts. As I look at the list, I feel that we actually did well on taking care of my grandmother. It could have been much worse. It is a blessing to have a family. Without it, there would be no homecare.