meaningful moments--grandmother

matthewsbride05

My grandmother was living at home and independent until late February...Long story short, she's in a nursing home after a stroke and some other health problems (congestive heart failure, etc.)....Cognitively, she is 80 or 90 percent on a good day....I visit her often.  We have been extremely close through the years.  I'm trying to think of making our visits more meaningful...a shared activity, etc.  Any ideas?  Something tied into the holidays would be nice...Thanks!

cjcouple

im sorry to hear, you are sweet for being there. what at sort of hobbies does she have/like? how physically able is she? some ideas off the top of my head are crocheting or knitting. maybe scrpbooking/organizing photos. she might like talking about her  photos. or maybe just bring a recording device and make a memoir of her ife/familly etc. she might like to see it all bound together or into words/video montage etc. if she is into reading you could pick up her favorite book and read together. or make ornaments together for different family members. you could also paint things. really your options are only limited by her abilities. hope some of these ideas help. even just to get you thinking of something else she loves 

matthewsbride05

Thanks for the reply.  I tear up a little about it, but she is doing okay.  She is in a wheelchair now but is sitting upright.  She can walk with a walker with someone behind her, but not too well...She loved to sew, loved family, travel, etc.  I've brought in some photos, showed her pictures online (She liked to do email before she got sick.), etc.  I guess I just want to keep making her time meaningful....Thanks...

LibGrl

When my grandma was in a similar situation, we filled out one of those My Life books together (she answered the questions, I wrote them down). She enjoyed the trips down memory lane and I treasure the book since she passed away.