Got the grass cut yesterday. Had a nap with sleep. Felt pretty good. Went down to get dinner together. Heard a crash from the other room. No idea what the hell happened. Going into the dining room the CD rack with 7 shelves of music CDs was now flat in the floor. Larry put his chair in recline. No idea why. It was too close to the rack and the chair pushed the rack over. On the way down the rack hit the large glass terrarium he had filled with pine cones from various places he had traveled to in his life. Started the clean up. Had to empty 4 shelves to stand the rack upright. The pick up the jagged glass. Use my leather gardening glove to do so. Threw the glass and pine cones away.
Crash: Got the grass cut yesterday. Had a... - PSP Association
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Ugh!
It's the waiting for the crash too... Never know when.
That, "Had a nap with sleep." Says it all lol.
Strength to you.
Best
Kevin
Whether it is caring for or cleaning after there is always something that needs done. Getting rest is way down the list.
Ron
in reply to Dadshelper
The list is endless. The surprises are frequent.
The crashes!!! OMG, after 2,1/2 years, I still go into panic mode, when I hear one. Steve's best was falling backwards into the shower screen, 1700mm X 1500mm, didn't bother to run at first, thought I would be far too late. As it was I had to get a brush to sweep a path to get to him, he ended with a couple of tiny scratches, I needed a bottle of the hard stuff!!!
My heart goes out to you, I always thought, at least I know the damn thing is working correctly. Another part of PSP, nobody takes into consideration.
Sending big hug and much love
Lots of love
Anne
Jeff Isnt it lovely when we manage to get a job completed ? It feels like such an achievement. 😊
The catch up on sleep is lovely Im glad you managed some it probably helped you cope better with the crash. 🙃
I can picture the scene 😱
Sending hugs
Lynda
in reply to dollydott
Had I not had the nap I would have been even more crazy than I was. The crash not being him was a big plus.
Sh*t!!!!
My heart goes out to you both!
I remember the crashes and the sheer panic from within!
Hell on earth
Hugs
Big ones x
You simply couldn’t make these accidents up !!! I remember thinking how on earth did you manage that .... on so many occasions!!!
Like Heady I still jump and run whenever I hear a crash - I tho Uk this response gets hardwired into our brains
Sending love and hugs to you both
Tippy xxxx
in reply to Tippyleaf
He still thinks he can do things. That’s the maddening part.
in reply to
Precisely!🙄
CaptainBeefheart in reply to
My husband also. I was going to the loo and I said don’t get up. Yes you guessed it crash. The alarm on my phone had gone off for his medication and he thought he could get up and switch it off. It then makes me feel guilty for not remembering the phone.
in reply to CaptainBeefheart
They do the dumbest things because they don’t realize their limitations.
This is a fantastic post. Kinda captures a good day in the life of a caretaker.
in reply to Kmacgamwell
Yes, a snap shot of a moment in most everyone on here’s day.
I remember it so well. Followed by Are you bleeding Does everything work ? So many treasures broken.
Chris always looked so surprised to find himself on the ground.
Hope you had a glass of the hard stuff afterwards.
Love Jean xx
in reply to doglington
Saw immediately he was prone in his chair and knew what he did. Glad it was the CD rack.
You paint a vivid picture. Wow! I’m glad no one was hurt but it’s difficult to get over the emotional trauma after a crash. We are always on edge anticipating the next explosion, not knowing what on earth it will be next.
At least the grass is cut and your place is tidy. I hope you’ll be able to squeeze in another well deserved nap.
Sending hugs from I SewBears
in reply to SewBears
The anticipation of the next one is always there. Will it be the one to do serious damage?
Toddet in reply to
Completely understand that and we live in a strange mixture of hope that it won’t and fear that it will!
We had an NHS physiotherapist come to our home a do some sessions with my husband. He decided that his balance was fine and suggested he may be able to take a tablet for backwards falls!!! He didn’t listen to how or why this happens! So you end up trying your best to muddle through. And having a large glass or wine to calm the nerves.
Take care and let’s keep hoping 🤞
OMG just read this to my husband and we managed to share an ironic smile. Glad that there were no cuts or bruises! You can’t explain to anyone what it is like to hear or anticipate the crash.
Hope you’re able to relax now x
I couldn’t imagine what he had done until I walked around the corner from the kitchen.
A day in the life of PSP/CBD, oh the joys of being a career of someone suffering one of these horrible diseases. At least no one was hurt and pine cones don't break.
Sending love
Kate xx
in reply to Katiebow
About two weeks ago I was looking at the terrarium filled with pine cones wondering what I was going to do with it. The problem got solved.
Totally understand. It's a good day for us when my husband doesn't fall
Geez! And never getting enough sleep. While at the neurologist this week, the neuro said that I needed to take extra care of myself because of the stress. lack of sleep , can cause unrecoverable consequences in my health. Scary enough, heard the warning. We caregivers need to care for ourselves or there won't be anything for our loved ones.
in reply to Uscarol
When I get him into his bed at night I can breath out somewhat. He’s managed to fall out of bed a few times.
Glad he was ok. It’s a horrible feeling when you are making way to see what has happened and a relief no one was hurt. This morning at 07.30 I could hear my husband knocking what I thought was the wall, gone into his room and he was face down in the floor. He had raised the profiling bed by mistake so fell at least a meter. Luckily he had not hurt himself but he had been there he thinks for a couple of hours. I felt/feel awful I never heard him, he was really shaky. Bed rail to get now
in reply to Unicorn2022
If I am in the kitchen I really can’t hear him if he is in his bedroom. Every time I think I hear his bell I go into the living room and listen.
Unicorn2022 in reply to
Luckily he is downstairs with me during the day, I work from home as well. I have just been a bought a baby monitor so even if I don’t hear him fall I can hear him call me. I have put the rail in the bed that I was going to return to the equipment stores. Fingers crossed he will be safe 🤞
in reply to Unicorn2022
I have the baby monitor in our bedrooms. It’s been a big help. I knew I wouldn’t be able to hear him at night this summer with the widows open. His voice isn’t strong enough any longer.
Unicorn2022 in reply to
It’s so sad. It breaks my heart 😢
Those crashes.We lost 2 shower screens and the louvre wardrobe door among others.Now that he can't really move unaided it is safer if sadder .He does sometimes fancy he might push his wheelchair by himself .You can never be sure he won't try.Large glass of wine in the evening for all!!
in reply to Westerngirl
The shower door came off a year ago at the recommendation of an occupational therapist to make getting him into the bath on a shower chair and out easier. At the moment they are stored in back of my bedroom door. Most of what he has broken hasn’t been major.
Oh Jeff how frightening, I still hate to hear a bang as well, so lucky he didn’t hurt himself, gives you nerves of steel, sending you a very big hug. Yvonne xxxx
in reply to Yvonneandgeorge
Every noise has my attention day and night.
I got out of bed one night and ended up in the bath! Took me 20 mins to get out, hubby slept all the way through! Bath was still wet otherwise I would have stayed there till morning!
in reply to Aprilfool20
Larry did that once a few years ago when I was out of the house. At that time he could sit get around well enough and got himself out somehow.
If it’s not one thing it’s another. Somehow we find the strength to roll up our sleeves and get the job done.
in reply to bgentges
There isn’t any other option is there.
This brings back so many memories,not good ones! I have broken furniture and dents in walls. The worst was when he fell against a window and broke it. Or maybe when he fell onto the toilet and broke it sending water flooding the bathroom (twice). I eventually had to be with him every second of the day. Believe me when I say I feel your pain!
Somehow,he was never hurt through all this.❤️
in reply to JantheNana
Larry’s at the point where he can’t get up by himself which is oddly good to know. He will still try occasionally. For the most part I think those days are over as we get closer to the end. He’s still in remarkable good shape for this disease.
Heady in reply to
Ooh Jeff, don't fall for that one! I thought Steve couldn't move on his own anymore, until I found him standing in the doorway. Frightened me to death, wondered who on earth it was at first. Dog wasn't happy either! This wasn't too long before he died.
Lots of love
Anne
in reply to Heady
I wouldn’t put it passed him to do something stupid. He has in the past.
My big fear was him being on the floor in the bathroom with the door locked. So locks went early. I really need to put them back !
X
in reply to doglington
Put the locks back can go on the list. Not real pressing. At this point he couldn’t close a door. Wouldn’t have a balance to do it.
doglington in reply to
Sadly, as they deteriorate and become less mobile, we then mourn the loss !
it's so sad.
love Jean xx
Ouch. Be careful going forward. Bits of glass stick around. Glad no one was hurt
Cuttercat
in reply to Cuttercat
The broken glass is in an area I don’t walk over very much. I never walk around without footwear on. But if I find some a year from now I won’t be surprised.
Oh boy ~ you threw the pine cones away?! Bad😆
in reply to aliciamq
One less thing to get rid of in the future.
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