At 09:50 AM 9/16/98 -0700, you wrote:
>Kim: We had some sticky notes at one point that were to be used in this
>situation. they showed the blue wheelchair logo with a message to the
>effect that an opposite-sex caregiver was using the restroom facilities to
>help a disabled person, the idea being to post one on the door when you
>went in. I'll try to track down the source for these.
>carol vivian has the same with me. when i got to go its now i forget at
times to take both pants down and have went all over my self, in the
car,church, and out in the puplic. got to be washed. won,t where dipers. so
she hollers women coming in close your eyes.
>has yet to hear any one complain. lot asked if she needed help. so just
yell when you use women bringing in man or man rest room yell close your
eyes lo lo so try it it let me know how you make out.
I.Y.Q. DON & VIVIAN
>
>At 01:12 AM 9/16/98 EDT, you wrote:
>>how do you handle public rest room situations? my parents are in their 70s.
>>mom is dad's caregiver. he is mobile, but not always capable of doing the
>>whole rest room thing by himself. sometimes it's just physcially dealing
>with
>>clothes, etc. other times it's more of the confusion issue (sit's down with
>>his undershorts still on to go to the bathroom, not always sure which way to
>>face, etc.)
>>
>>she's uncomfortable taking him into the men's rest room. and she worries
>about
>>him being uncomfortable going into the ladies room. therefore, this is just
>>one more reason they are avoiding a lot of extended "out of the house"
>>activities.
>>
>>i'm interested in hearing how others handle this situation. any advice will
>>be greatly appreciated. thanks.
>>
>>kim
>>
>>
>Carole Cassidy
>Director of Developmenet and Community Relations
>The Parkinson's Institute
>1170 Morse Avenue
>Sunnyvale, CA 94089
>408-542-5628 direct line
>408-734-8522 fax
>
