Second Blog Posting

I have a lot to say about recommendation #3. I totally agree with it and wish my mom (along with some other families) members would read it. We (mostly my mom) are now in the process of taking care of my grandmother and I feel like she caters to her way too mmuch. I don't like to do certain things for her when she can do it herself. I feel like it makes her even more handicap. I think that doing everything for her is treating her as if she were a baby and she is not. I know once you get older you sort of revert back, but I still don't think it is a good idea to treat the elderly like kids. I also like recommendation #4 because I try to do it sometimes with my grandmother. I like to ask her about her brothers, parents, and how she grew up. Not only does it jog her memory, but it's fun for me to learn about the family I never knew. I think she enjoys talking about the past and what she used to do. I find it interesting that long term memory is better than short term memory...at times. I can identify with recommendation #6 because I wish there was someone else closer to Tampa that could help take care of my grandmother. My uncle is way up north and barely keeps in touch and everyone else that my grandmother knows lives in Miami or Georgia. I know it is a lot of pressure on my mom and unfortunately with me living away from home and being in school there is only so much I can do.