Guest guest Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 Kathy I looked all over this page, searching for the " Like " button, couldn't find it. Love Your Suggestion! The salon I frequent Always has at least a couple of gentlemen having their feet pedicured... each time I'm there, also.......Wonderful Idea for either gender! Smart Thinking on your part, THANKS FOR THE IDEA.   Jo >________________________________ > >To: LBDcaregivers >Sent: Friday, October 14, 2011 5:34 AM >Subject: Re: My mother > > > >Hi, . Though it is expensive, we started taking Mom for a pedicure >each month. She loves the pampering. > >Kathy > >On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 6:46 AM, Lavery wrote: > >> ** >> >> >> Hi Guys, >> I am new to the group. I need some advice from people who have been there. >> My mother has dementia. She tries to cut her own toenails. She can't see >> that well so she usually stabs her toe with the metal nail file and makes it >> bleed. I take her to the foot doctor every few months but she can't wait. >> She tells me I have been cutting my toe nails all my life. I don't want to >> treat her like a baby but I can't keep having her do this to herself. Should >> I take away the nail clipping stuff? She is going to go wild so I am really >> not keen on doing that. Please give me your advice. >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> > >-- >Kate Knapp >Office of Information Technology >University of Minnesota >knapp@... > > >* " Nobody's right if everybody's wrong. " Now I know. It's from " For what >it's worth, " written by Stills and first recorded by Buffalo >Springfield* > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 You're welcome. One thing that really helps is that the pedicurist is older and has experience working with the elderly. She had even volunteered before at an SNF. Finding someone who understands dementia was a real help. Kathy On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 7:51 AM, Jo Blume wrote: > ** > > > Kathy I looked all over this page, searching for the " Like " button, > couldn't find it. Love Your Suggestion! The salon I frequent Always has at > least a couple of gentlemen having their feet pedicured... each time I'm > there, also.......Wonderful Idea for either gender! Smart Thinking on your > part, THANKS FOR THE IDEA. > Jo > > >________________________________ > > > >To: LBDcaregivers > >Sent: Friday, October 14, 2011 5:34 AM > >Subject: Re: My mother > > > > > > > >Hi, . Though it is expensive, we started taking Mom for a > pedicure > >each month. She loves the pampering. > > > >Kathy > > > >On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 6:46 AM, Lavery <ChrisLav703@... > >wrote: > > > >> ** > >> > >> > >> Hi Guys, > >> I am new to the group. I need some advice from people who have been > there. > >> My mother has dementia. She tries to cut her own toenails. She can't see > >> that well so she usually stabs her toe with the metal nail file and > makes it > >> bleed. I take her to the foot doctor every few months but she can't > wait. > >> She tells me I have been cutting my toe nails all my life. I don't want > to > >> treat her like a baby but I can't keep having her do this to herself. > Should > >> I take away the nail clipping stuff? She is going to go wild so I am > really > >> not keen on doing that. Please give me your advice. > >> Thanks, > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > >-- > >Kate Knapp > >Office of Information Technology > >University of Minnesota > >knapp@... > > > > > >* " Nobody's right if everybody's wrong. " Now I know. It's from " For what > >it's worth, " written by Stills and first recorded by Buffalo > >Springfield* > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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