They really can help!!!
So true Gwenn, and if weāre caring for others especially, we tend to dismiss even physical pain & keep on going. Realize Iāve got to take care of self first, so I can be useful to my dad and other aging people Iām close to.
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This article is amazing. The most amazing thing is that Wendy Mitchell was able to write it. Both my parents died of Alzheimerās. We would go to restaurants and my mother would hand me the menu and tell me to order for her. She couldnār read it any more. And then there was the restaurant meal when my mother started chewing on her napkin, thinking it was food. Or was it my father? I canāt quite remember. Maybe Iām getting it!
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Itās hard raising a 98 year old dad! Today Iām making him a meatloaf to bring to him. He loves my meatloaf!
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It is heartbreaking, really. My mom would look at her plate of food and ask what she should do with it.
As we say at our house, better living through chemistry! Glad you are feeling better!!!
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My dad loves my meatloafs too, but we live 800 miles away. Maybe itās time to start cooking again to fill his large freezer. We then drive the loaded coolers over there. And voila, heās got food!
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Thanks Gracie - itās been a wonderful relief! I worried that Iād never get back on track with regards to cooking or shopping. So itās quite amazing to me!
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Literally and metaphorically!
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True dat - lol!
Lambchop, I have a progressive disease (MS) that has affected both my kitchen skills and my grocery shopping. Both activities I still enjoy but at the age of 61 and easily fatigued am less able to do. Standing at the stove or counter-top for more than 10 minutes is an issue.
Despite my self imposed moratorium on new kitchen equipment, I bought something I never thought I would get, a 3 quart multi function electric pressure cooker. (I also bought a bar stool.) Iām now dabbling in making my own Indian food, nothing elaborate. Delicious nonetheless.
Appetite unaffected by age nor ability, wishing you all the best!
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I have MS too & kitchen gadgets have kept me in the kitchen.
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Refuel, thanks so much for sharing your story with me! I am so happy youāre adapting to your circumstances and still find your appetite and joy with your food, despite your challenges! Sitting down to prep has been a godsend for me.
I think the takeaway from all these various posts is to realize that we will all face challenges of one sort or another. Whether itās the aging process, or getting struck down by a chronic or even acute disease process, we will all need to adapt eventually. So to keep interest and happiness in the kitchen is an important thing. And keep on keepin on!
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Thatās great, I know there are many helpful kitchen gadgets for arthritis and blindness as well! So glad youāve found those that work for you!
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Apologies for misspelling your name; donāt know how I got that damn āfā in there.
