Guest guest Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 Hi, Don't know if this helps, but I have a friend that has eyeglasses with frames that are incredibly light and totally flexible...she can lay with them on, and even take the bows and practically twist them around one another! Perhaps you could get frames like this with the lenses he already has? I just looked online and one brand is FlexLife, but there are others. You might want to look into that idea? Lori My Dad's eyeglasses Hi, All, My Dad continues to decline, and is now in a restraining chair. This is a real necessity for him because he just can't remember that he can't walk, and he would get up, walk maybe two steps, and fall. He also fell face first out of his previous wheelchair because he leaned forward to get something. Anyway, many times during the day he falls asleep or simply folds up and ends up resting on his face on the tray, and because of the Lewy lean he goes to one side. Then the lens pops out of his glasses. Right now I have them with the right lens out and the left screw to the earpiece out. I've taken the glasses to be repaired about once a week and they don't have any good suggestions as to a way to make them stronger. We don't feel we can afford a whole new pair with different frames. But, for much of his life he could hardly see without them. So I'm conflicted whether to keep getting them fixed or to just let him do without. I can only get over to see him three times a week, so he's without them much of the time anyway, and he doesn't complain or ask about them. He can't figure out how to hold the newspaper anymore anyway, and mostly follows the TV by listening. If anyone has a suggestion I'm listening! I'm not really thinking there's a solution given his weak physical condition. I will most likely get the glasses fixed one more time, then hide them in a drawer so the staff doesn't give them to Dad again. It can't be good for his face to lie on them! I guess I just wanted to vent because you all will totally understand the frustration and the fact of one more cruel loss in his life. Ellen in Cleveland, OH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2011 Report Share Posted May 22, 2011 Ellen, could your dad answer you if you asked if the glasses help any more? I know my mom isn't the only one who found they no longer helped vision and she was more comfortable without them. I had to take them home so staff wouldn't keep putting them on her. I felt badly for her doing that but she never asked for them after that. All the best. > > Hi, All, > My Dad continues to decline, and is now in a restraining chair. This is a real necessity for him because he just can't remember that he can't walk, and he would get up, walk maybe two steps, and fall. He also fell face first out of his previous wheelchair because he leaned forward to get something. > Anyway, many times during the day he falls asleep or simply folds up and ends up resting on his face on the tray, and because of the Lewy lean he goes to one side. Then the lens pops out of his glasses. Right now I have them with the right lens out and the left screw to the earpiece out. I've taken the glasses to be repaired about once a week and they don't have any good suggestions as to a way to make them stronger. We don't feel we can afford a whole new pair with different frames. But, for much of his life he could hardly see without them. So I'm conflicted whether to keep getting them fixed or to just let him do without. I can only get over to see him three times a week, so he's without them much of the time anyway, and he doesn't complain or ask about them. He can't figure out how to hold the newspaper anymore anyway, and mostly follows the TV by listening. > If anyone has a suggestion I'm listening! I'm not really thinking there's a solution given his weak physical condition. I will most likely get the glasses fixed one more time, then hide them in a drawer so the staff doesn't give them to Dad again. It can't be good for his face to lie on them! I guess I just wanted to vent because you all will totally understand the frustration and the fact of one more cruel loss in his life. > Ellen in Cleveland, OH > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2011 Report Share Posted May 22, 2011 Hi, , A week or two back I found him playing bingo when I went to visit. I had the glasses with me, and put them on him. I asked if that was better, and he said it was MUCH better for seeing the bingo card - and those numbers were about an inch high. But other than that, no, he can't really tell us what he's seeing or how he sees it. I think I'm with you, I will put them away so the staff don't keep putting them on him. He isn't asking for the glasses anymore. He's just so patient and resigned, he's either a saint or not really getting what's going on, maybe both! Thanks, Ellen ________________________________ To: LBDcaregivers Sent: Sun, May 22, 2011 11:43:56 AM Subject: Re: My Dad's eyeglasses Ellen, could your dad answer you if you asked if the glasses help any more? I know my mom isn't the only one who found they no longer helped vision and she was more comfortable without them. I had to take them home so staff wouldn't keep putting them on her. I felt badly for her doing that but she never asked for them after that. All the best. > > Hi, All, > My Dad continues to decline, and is now in a restraining chair. This is a real >necessity for him because he just can't remember that he can't walk, and he >would get up, walk maybe two steps, and fall. He also fell face first out of his >previous wheelchair because he leaned forward to get something. > Anyway, many times during the day he falls asleep or simply folds up and ends >up resting on his face on the tray, and because of the Lewy lean he goes to one >side. Then the lens pops out of his glasses. Right now I have them with the >right lens out and the left screw to the earpiece out. I've taken the glasses to >be repaired about once a week and they don't have any good suggestions as to a >way to make them stronger. We don't feel we can afford a whole new pair with >different frames. But, for much of his life he could hardly see without them. So >I'm conflicted whether to keep getting them fixed or to just let him do without. >I can only get over to see him three times a week, so he's without them much of >the time anyway, and he doesn't complain or ask about them. He can't figure out >how to hold the newspaper anymore anyway, and mostly follows the TV by >listening. > If anyone has a suggestion I'm listening! I'm not really thinking there's a >solution given his weak physical condition. I will most likely get the glasses >fixed one more time, then hide them in a drawer so the staff doesn't give them >to Dad again. It can't be good for his face to lie on them! I guess I just >wanted to vent because you all will totally understand the frustration and the >fact of one more cruel loss in his life. > Ellen in Cleveland, OH > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2011 Report Share Posted May 22, 2011 Hi, Lori, yes, I will look into this. Thanks! Ellen ________________________________ To: LBDcaregivers Sent: Sat, May 21, 2011 11:26:46 PM Subject: Re: My Dad's eyeglasses Hi, Don't know if this helps, but I have a friend that has eyeglasses with frames that are incredibly light and totally flexible...she can lay with them on, and even take the bows and practically twist them around one another! Perhaps you could get frames like this with the lenses he already has? I just looked online and one brand is FlexLife, but there are others. You might want to look into that idea? Lori My Dad's eyeglasses Hi, All, My Dad continues to decline, and is now in a restraining chair. This is a real necessity for him because he just can't remember that he can't walk, and he would get up, walk maybe two steps, and fall. He also fell face first out of his previous wheelchair because he leaned forward to get something. Anyway, many times during the day he falls asleep or simply folds up and ends up resting on his face on the tray, and because of the Lewy lean he goes to one side. Then the lens pops out of his glasses. Right now I have them with the right lens out and the left screw to the earpiece out. I've taken the glasses to be repaired about once a week and they don't have any good suggestions as to a way to make them stronger. We don't feel we can afford a whole new pair with different frames. But, for much of his life he could hardly see without them. So I'm conflicted whether to keep getting them fixed or to just let him do without. I can only get over to see him three times a week, so he's without them much of the time anyway, and he doesn't complain or ask about them. He can't figure out how to hold the newspaper anymore anyway, and mostly follows the TV by listening. If anyone has a suggestion I'm listening! I'm not really thinking there's a solution given his weak physical condition. I will most likely get the glasses fixed one more time, then hide them in a drawer so the staff doesn't give them to Dad again. It can't be good for his face to lie on them! I guess I just wanted to vent because you all will totally understand the frustration and the fact of one more cruel loss in his life. Ellen in Cleveland, OH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2011 Report Share Posted May 28, 2011 This is a very sad story but my father fell with his glasses on and damaged one of his eyes to the point of losing vision in it and requiring two surgeries. He still wants to wear them. We've had the same proglem with the lenses falling out. The last time, they fell on the floor and he stepped on them. I just bought a new pair of frames and we will see how that goes. > > Hi, All, > My Dad continues to decline, and is now in a restraining chair. This is a real necessity for him because he just can't remember that he can't walk, and he would get up, walk maybe two steps, and fall. He also fell face first out of his previous wheelchair because he leaned forward to get something. > Anyway, many times during the day he falls asleep or simply folds up and ends up resting on his face on the tray, and because of the Lewy lean he goes to one side. Then the lens pops out of his glasses. Right now I have them with the right lens out and the left screw to the earpiece out. I've taken the glasses to be repaired about once a week and they don't have any good suggestions as to a way to make them stronger. We don't feel we can afford a whole new pair with different frames. But, for much of his life he could hardly see without them. So I'm conflicted whether to keep getting them fixed or to just let him do without. I can only get over to see him three times a week, so he's without them much of the time anyway, and he doesn't complain or ask about them. He can't figure out how to hold the newspaper anymore anyway, and mostly follows the TV by listening. > If anyone has a suggestion I'm listening! I'm not really thinking there's a solution given his weak physical condition. I will most likely get the glasses fixed one more time, then hide them in a drawer so the staff doesn't give them to Dad again. It can't be good for his face to lie on them! I guess I just wanted to vent because you all will totally understand the frustration and the fact of one more cruel loss in his life. > Ellen in Cleveland, OH > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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