1.How about a jar opener with a long handle?
2. A small pair of scissors to cut stamps apart,
open packages of crackers and jelly when
you are eating out.
3. Plastic cups and glasses just in case we
drop them.
4. A waterproof,battery free electric toothbrush (not a
cheap item, but a very necessary one)
5. Small reading lamps which clip on end tables
to help us see things more clearly.
6. Small magnifying glass for the same reason.
7. A long handled shoe horn
8. Subscriptions to large print magazines
I could go on, but this gives you an idea.
just me,
Marjorie
At 11:06 AM 12/09/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>Season's Greetings to all,
>
>I am trying to build a pd holiday wish list for my mother
>who is 80 (diagnosed 15 years ago).
>Short of wishing to make her parinson's disappear,
>can anyone help me out?
>For any Canadians on the list,
>are there any Canadian stores to order items from?
>
>The following wish list is a small one that I found at the site I've listed
>(I have no affiliation with this site, its sponsors or the stores it
>names)...
>
>www.parkinsonsinfo.com/about_parkinsons/holiday_wish_list.html
>
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>A Holiday Wish List
>
> *** With the holidays at hand, here are several inexpensive
>gift-giving suggestions that can help make life a little easier for
>loved ones with Parkinson's disease.
>
>1. A small, battery-powered-alarm pill box (can be purchased at many
>drugstores to help take the worry out of complicated medication schedules).
>
>2. A speaker phone or a telephone headset (like those used by telephone
>operators and office receptionists, can enable PD patients to talk on the
>telephone free of hand tremors).
>
>3. An intercom system or portable walkie-talkies (can offer the added
>security of being able to keep in contact with others in the house).
>
>4. Magic Markers® or large-tip felt pens (can help compensate for
>"shrinking" handwriting).
>
>In addition to these items, Sears Roebuck and Co and JC Penney Co Inc offer
>catalogs featuring bath and body therapy products, fitness and wheelchair
>equipment, and a complete line of fashionable, innovative clothing with
>full-length Velcro® closures. To receive the JC Penney Special Needs catalog
>call 1-800-222-6161. The Sears Home Health Care catalog can be ordered by
>calling 1-800-326-1750.
>
>Sponsored by Somerset Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Content ©1997 Somerset
>Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Please read our copyright and legal disclaimers
>information. Web site ©1997 Mylan Laboratories Inc.
>
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>
>WIshing everyone a pleasant holiday on or off the list,
>Joan U.
>(way up in Canada where the sun is sparkling
>on freshly fallen show
>and some of us are counting our blessings by saying this prayer...
>
>"God grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, courage to
>change the things we can and wisdom to know the difference" )
