A necessary technique: Saving soap

 Just another technique to ensure that Mom saves soap.
Thanks to one of her care givers, whose name I’ll not disclose.
The technique is very simple, when dealing with liquid dish soap and liquid laundry soap.
Here’s what we do.
We fill a small bottle with a half measure of water.
Then we pour soap from the bigger bottle of pure soap.
We fill the smaller bottle completely.
We shake well and voila!
We now have a new bottle of concentrated soap!

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She guides me with total confidence: Navigating Mom's fridge

The technique is the same as when I do the knocking on doors, with a wee difference.
Mom sends me to her fridge to bring her something.
She tells me which shelf and which part of the shelf I will find it on.

The impressive part of this all is that Mom knows exactly where to find any and everything.

She sits in her chair and directs me with pinpoint precision. That’s my miracle Mom!

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Mom and I working together: Knocking on the cupboard doors

 

This is just one way that Mom and I communicate.
Here is how: She sends me off to fetch something for her.
She tells me which cupboard it is in and then I begin to knock on the doors as I walk around her kitchen.
I knock and she says no if it is not the right door.
She says yes when I knock on the right door.

Next I open the door and she tells me which shelf and which part of the shelf.

This is working like a charm and I really like it. Mom is happy and I am happy.

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Gratifying moments: Mom and her newspapers

 

Every morning Mom looks forward to receiving her newspapers.
They are delivered early almost every morning.  
They are shoved through the open window and when I am visiting she tells me when they have arrived.
I scurry to the window, remove the newspapers, and then take them triumphantly to her.

Mom then proceeds to read them very meticulously.
She comments and tells me what is going on.
We discuss and then it is over for another day.
Mom and her newspapers.

I'm Donna J. Jodhan, your friendly award-winning, sight-loss coach and accessibility advisor wishing you a terrific day.

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A new learning experience: Developing new ways to communicate with Mom

 

If anything I have been forced to develop new ways to communicate with my mom.

Why?  Because of her hearing challenge.

So now this is how I do it.
I go up to her chair.
I touch her on the arm.
When she responds I either talk directly to her or I point towards the thing that I wish to talk about with her.
She is so very quick to understand.

I have also learned that I need not raise my voice when communicating with her.
I must first lower the television and then speak in an even tone to her.
It is working.

I'm Donna J. Jodhan, your friendly award-winning, sight-loss coach and accessibility advisor wishing you a terrific day.

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A new experience for me; Getting used to others at Mom's home

 

Since my mom is receiving round the clock home care, it is now up to me to get used to each of her care givers. Unless you have had this experience, it is one that is most interesting and challenging when it sneaks up on you.

For me, as a vision-impaired person, I must get used to the ways and habits of each care giver.  Something that is normal for anyone else.

They also must get used to the way I do things as a vision-impaired person. We need to respect each other’s space. I must adapt to how they engage and communicate with me.

My space is now their space and my privacy is no long sacred. It is what it is and this is how it is going to be from now on.

I'm Donna J. Jodhan, your friendly award-winning, sight-loss coach and accessibility advisor wishing you a terrific day.

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Careful as she goes! Counting the medication bottles

 

This is a chore that I really need to be very careful with. Not just ensuring that they are all accounted for.

I need to count them. I need to take note of each and every one. I need to be able to sort them.

In short, counting, sorting, and identifying are the things of the day for me.

Just another challenge for me.
 
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The new way:Shopping with Stephie on Amazon

 

It’s a new way of shopping for me. It’s very much like window shopping, if I am looking for some sort of comparison.

I tell Stephie what I would like her to search for. Then she gets online and goes to Amazon. She begins to search for my requested item.

Then, when she finds it she begins to describe it to me. I ask her for her opinion and together we choose. Stephie fills out the required fields and then she submits. Voila!  It is all done.

A new way for me to shop!

I'm Donna J. Jodhan, your friendly award-winning, sight-loss coach and accessibility advisor wishing you a terrific day.

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A funny moment: Forgot to insert the earbuds

 

I can assure you that this was indeed a very funny episode. Yes, there I was, going about my business getting ready to do some work. I thought that I had done everything correctly.

I got my earbuds out, placed them on the desk, then I brought up my document.

I began to use my arrow keys to cursor up and down the document but no sound. What to do?

Was my computer in difficulty in that it was not working? Did NVDA cut out on me for no good reason?

Then it dawned on me! I forgot to insert my earbuds. And after I discovered this, all was well.

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Pleasant times: Packing the FEDEX box

 

Since September 2020, I have been sending monthly Fedex boxes to my mom. For the most part, these boxes contain items that cannot be found in her neck of the woods.

At the top of the list are her weekly magazines followed by vitamin pills and other items that she would like to have.

Each month Stephie and I visit the Fedex office to mail the precious box. Stephie packs the box very meticulously and makes sure that everything is included.

For the most part Mom’s boxes have arrived intact except for one very bad time when the agents opened the box, stole some items, opened a tin of popcorn and ate some of it, and practically destroyed a lot of the contents and the box itself.

Thank goodness that Fedex was very proactive and remedied the inaction of one of their shippers.

My joy is to have Mom receive her so-called care package every month because she is excited.

I'm Donna J. Jodhan, your friendly award-winning, sight-loss coach and accessibility advisor wishing you a terrific day.

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Long overdue: Time to teach those medical folks

 

Maybe it will never be time to teach those medical folks, and what am I attempting to teach them?

Here goes:
Speak to me and not my friend or family when I enter a medical office.
Do not shout at me when speaking to me.
Talk directly to me by looking at me and not at my escort.
Please take time to provide me with necessary documentation in a readable format; a word document is a good start.
When numbers are being displayed on the monitor in an office to let patients know when they are being called, please announce the number as well.
And when I am told to take a number, please tell me my number verbally.

I'm Donna J. Jodhan, your friendly award-winning, sight-loss coach and accessibility advisor wishing you a terrific day.

If you would like to learn more about me as a sight-loss coach and author then I invite you now to visit http://www.donnajodhan.com

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Hunting around: Searching for the fallen earbuds

 

Ah yes, and when they do fall, they often do not make any sound.  Especially so when they fall on a carpeted surface. So, this is why I am truly and doubly careful when handling my earbuds.

Sometimes they will make a plopping sound when they fall on the carpet.  That is, when they land on the earbud piece itself. Or, the sound may be like a quick loud pop as the earbud piece hits the carpet or tile or hard wood. But, if they fall on the cord then there is no sound.

So, what does this mean for me?  Just to be careful when handling my precious earbuds.
Especially so when I need to search for them.

I need to use my sense of hearing to help me locate them or then I need to use logic to try and locate where I believe they have fallen.

I'm Donna J. Jodhan, your friendly award-winning, sight-loss coach and accessibility advisor wishing you a terrific day.

If you would like to learn more about me as a sight-loss coach and author then I invite you now to visit http://www.donnajodhan.com

There you will not only learn about me as a sight-loss coach and author but you will also gain insights into my campaign against bullying and why I strongly believe that you need to consider joining me in order to insure that the future of our kids with their wide-eyed smiles and infectious laughter is secured forever.

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