I am at a total loss at what to get her as a present. Any ideas for late stages of these diseases?
She will be in the hospice still but we are starting discussions Friday on what needs to be in place for her to be discharged. She has pulled through the latest Uti again.... They still need to sort out her jerks and spasms though. Another debate with professionals.....
Thanks.
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For my father’s birthday in March, my mother told everyone not to get presents, but to make sure they sent cards, so he had lots of cards and messages to show how many people were thinking of him.
If I had a friend with a puppy or kitten, I'd bring it to have a cuddle with her (IF she likes animals What about a lovely warm angora shawl to wear around her shoulders?
Spiral I bought my husband a lovely basket of flowers for our last wedding Anniversary. He looked at me as though I were mad! 😁. So I patiently explained that there was no reason men couldn't have flowers too. At least you won't have that problem with your Mum!
They lasted for a long time because they were inserted into a sponge inside of the basket. I watered them when I went to visit.
Spiral yes they are. Even more so when they last! It was our Golden Anniversary so I got beautiful flowers in that colour. I still have the basket but maybe time to get rid of it now.
I hope your Mum has a nice Birthday on Friday. Tell her we send our love to her?
When my wife was in the hospice for assessment they gave her a comfort cushion which she cuddled all the time. She came home with it and still clings to it a year later. The idea of a shawl also sounds good. Ladies from one of our churches knit shawls and pray for the person they are knitting for. That stayed round her a very long time and gave her a much peace.
How about a memory box with little reminders of things she has done in her life or a collage of family photos in a nice big frame for the wall in her room so she can see the family every day. Wish her a very Happy Birthday XX
Photo is a good one I've done the same on the wall at the foot of my wife's bed. Photos of her family. Christmas dinner which she prepared, 14 of us round the table. And a photo of us at our silver wedding anniversary both of us looking gorgeous. The carers said 'is that you Ken?' Unbelievably.
The photo of our wedding anniversary always makes us smile. I had ordered a bunch of 25 roses which were to be delivered, we had an open house party and during the day she received loads of flowers but not mine. Towards the end of the day the doorbell rang and she said, "not more flowers". Of course it was my bunch of red roses.
The photo is of her holding the roses and still brings smiles to our faces especially as we are now well past our golden wedding. KOS
Unfortunately don't have any photos of us together from when she was well. Neither of us like having photo taken . Got a few of us since she moved in with me.
I've left it all too late now!
Music is good though can have a knees up if she feels well enough. She is an Eastender so loves the cockney songs.
Hi Spiralsparkle, lots of ideas have been expressed. I thought a nice perfumed hand lotion or essential oil which you could massage into her hands as you reminisce of happy times together. Love to your mum, hope she has a lovely day. xx
I got some big helium balloons yesterday that I took into the hospice last night and they said would put out for her when she woke up this morning. I have a feeling she will end up with a room full of flowers so I haven't gone down the route.
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