Excellent information. My brother-in-law in the US, has Parkinson’s. He is 66 y.o. He cut down work to three days a week. The owner of the company loves my brother-in-law and this past summer, insisted on hosting the office bbq on a day when he was working. The younger men in the office have told him if there is anything around the house that needs doing, to let them know. He was a mentor to each one of these young men, when they began their jobs. He still drives, he also goes to the gym, takes boxing classes and aqua classes. He tends his garden and looks after his house. He and my sister love to cook. He continues to participate. They have plenty of family about and socialise regularly with friends. He loves having the guys over for a poker game. Pizza and Italian beefs and beer provided.
I know he will become less able to do all he is doing now, but he is living life to it’s fullest today, which is all any of us can be sure of. He seems to have a kind doctor and I get the impression this is key to coping with Parkinson’s.
While my neither of my parents are affected by Parkinson's, a couple of their friends have been diagnosed recently, and they've talked with them about the big changes in their lives. In both cases, the friends had to move from their homes of many decades - it was heart-wrenching and not what they wanted. However, both houses had multiple stairwells that were too much of a risk, and the spaces also interfered greatly with the carer's (their wives) ability to care for them.
As always, very grateful to have Rory's thoughts on all aspects of this.
Sadly, I think the information about funded nursing care was probably unduly positive. My father in law is bed bound with terminal cancer and dementia but he still doesn't meet the criteria for funded nursing care because he can feed himself and breathe unassisted.
It’s hard when you are a renter like I am, my landlord has been accommodating to an extent allowing me to fit hand rails etc. But given I live on the 1st floor it’s impossible to get stair help. I am not relishing the prospect of moving home.
In the same boat as his wife and Im old. Whatever help they say is available you have to be pretty on the ball to progress it. While remembering that the carer (if the partner) may well end up in the same boat in a few years time but without anyone running around after them in the home.
Excellent information. My brother-in-law in the US, has Parkinson’s. He is 66 y.o. He cut down work to three days a week. The owner of the company loves my brother-in-law and this past summer, insisted on hosting the office bbq on a day when he was working. The younger men in the office have told him if there is anything around the house that needs doing, to let them know. He was a mentor to each one of these young men, when they began their jobs. He still drives, he also goes to the gym, takes boxing classes and aqua classes. He tends his garden and looks after his house. He and my sister love to cook. He continues to participate. They have plenty of family about and socialise regularly with friends. He loves having the guys over for a poker game. Pizza and Italian beefs and beer provided.
I know he will become less able to do all he is doing now, but he is living life to it’s fullest today, which is all any of us can be sure of. He seems to have a kind doctor and I get the impression this is key to coping with Parkinson’s.
While my neither of my parents are affected by Parkinson's, a couple of their friends have been diagnosed recently, and they've talked with them about the big changes in their lives. In both cases, the friends had to move from their homes of many decades - it was heart-wrenching and not what they wanted. However, both houses had multiple stairwells that were too much of a risk, and the spaces also interfered greatly with the carer's (their wives) ability to care for them.
As always, very grateful to have Rory's thoughts on all aspects of this.
Sadly, I think the information about funded nursing care was probably unduly positive. My father in law is bed bound with terminal cancer and dementia but he still doesn't meet the criteria for funded nursing care because he can feed himself and breathe unassisted.
It’s hard when you are a renter like I am, my landlord has been accommodating to an extent allowing me to fit hand rails etc. But given I live on the 1st floor it’s impossible to get stair help. I am not relishing the prospect of moving home.
In the same boat as his wife and Im old. Whatever help they say is available you have to be pretty on the ball to progress it. While remembering that the carer (if the partner) may well end up in the same boat in a few years time but without anyone running around after them in the home.