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| 4pairsofchopsticks@charter.net 2005-12-11, 5:59 pm |
| My Dad has asked me to take my mom shopping . (eek!) It took her two
hours to get dressed on Saturday. I was thinking that she needs just a
few clothes and less choices. Any advice on chothes and shopping would
be appreciated.
Amy
supporting Mom with Alzheimers
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<4pairsofchopsticks@charter.net> wrote in message
news:1134345016.418685.97230@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> My Dad has asked me to take my mom shopping . (eek!) It took her two
> hours to get dressed on Saturday. I was thinking that she needs just a
> few clothes and less choices. Any advice on chothes and shopping would
> be appreciated.
>
> Amy
> supporting Mom with Alzheimers
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My brother always wants me to take my mother shopping but I avoid it when I
can especially with all the snow on the ground. I know what Mom likes and
yesterday I went out alone and got her some sweaters, boots and shoes.
Everything worked fine. Mom had always spent her winters in Florida and
didn't have much winter stuff. About a month ago I filled a bag with some
sweaters that I had that I didn't wear because the sleeves were too short
for me(I'm tall) but I knew would work for Mom. There were some really
nice sweaters. They were all gone this weekend and as near as I can figure
she gave the bag to my brother to take out for the trash. Lesson learned
NEVER fill a trash bag with anything that needs to be kept for an
Alzheimer's patient.
You might mention to your Dad that since your mother has difficulty with
decisions, you'll just pick something up for her and return it if it
doesn't work. They always tend to wear the same thing anyway so fewer
choices would be good. .......June
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| Stephen 2005-12-12, 1:02 am |
| 4pairsofchopsticks@charter.net wrote:
>My Dad has asked me to take my mom shopping . (eek!) It took her two
>hours to get dressed on Saturday. I was thinking that she needs just a
>few clothes and less choices. Any advice on chothes and shopping would
>be appreciated.
>
>Amy
>supporting Mom with Alzheimers
My dad is the primary caregiver for my mom. He selects her clothes each morning
and dresses her. She can sort of dress herself still, but she is content with
having it done for her. Shopping is something she was never interested in, so I
can't help you there.
-steve
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| Mary_Gordon@tvo.org 2005-12-12, 1:02 am |
| Simple pull on washable stuff is best. When my MIL had AD, I bought a
lot of things from a mail order company called Silverts - they happen
to be based in Toronto, so they also bring a travelling store around to
many seniors facilities in the province.
They were always great to deal with, I really like their clothing, and
it gets delivered to your door. What is not to like!! They have also
have lots of adaptive clothing for various problems, like being wheel
chair bound, not being able to do buttons, incontinent etc.
As my MILs AD got worse, she lived in their dresses - she was never big
on pants when she was well, and dresses just were easier (fewer pieces
to mess with). I mean, where else do you get lose comfy dresses with
pockets that go on so easily, or basic cardigans, granny underwear -
all that stuff that can be hard to find. I even bought her velcroed
shoes through them.
http://www.silverts.com/index.cfm
Mary G.
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| Pat Stewart 2005-12-12, 1:02 am |
| A lot of my resident's families shop at Buck & Buck. They have easy clothes
for people with some limited mobility and also with AD. They have a website
where you can request a catalogue.
http://www.buckandbuck.com/
All the best to you,
Patty
<4pairsofchopsticks@charter.net> wrote in message
news:1134345016.418685.97230@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> My Dad has asked me to take my mom shopping . (eek!) It took her two
> hours to get dressed on Saturday. I was thinking that she needs just a
> few clothes and less choices. Any advice on chothes and shopping would
> be appreciated.
>
> Amy
> supporting Mom with Alzheimers
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| Mary_Gordon@tvo.org 2005-12-12, 1:02 am |
| Wow, had a look at the Buck and Buck web page and they have some REALLY
nice things. I wouldn't mind wearing a few of them.
Honestly, anyone who hasn't tried adaptive seniors clothing - it really
can make dressing simpler. Most of this stuff launders like a dream,
and I'd highly recommend these custom designed items. They look nice,
they are so comfy, and they are much better suited to the frail elderly
than most items you can get from a routine store.
My mother in law arrived at assisted living with a big wardrobe, but in
short order, they were pretty much totalled by the combination of her
picking at things, and by the commercial laundering (very hot temps,
lots of harsh detergents). And, as the AD progressed, the fewer pieces
of clothing on her the better, so her original stuff was too fussy, too
many components. A loose dress and a cardigan was way better than
skirt, blouse, jacket etc. The seniors clothing solved my problems. I
could just order another dozen pair of undies, or another couple of zip
front dresses from the catalogue, another cardigan, and poof! It would
arrive and I wouldn't be all frustrated from schlepping all over town
trying to find suitable items.
M.
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| Evelyn Ruut 2005-12-12, 1:02 am |
| <4pairsofchopsticks@charter.net> wrote in message
news:1134345016.418685.97230@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> My Dad has asked me to take my mom shopping . (eek!) It took her two
> hours to get dressed on Saturday. I was thinking that she needs just a
> few clothes and less choices. Any advice on chothes and shopping would
> be appreciated.
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> Amy
> supporting Mom with Alzheimers
Hi Amy,
When I took my mother in law shopping (when she was still able to go
shopping with me) she would pick out clothes she liked. Problem was that
the things she often picked out were really sort of inappropriate for the
lifestyle she was leading at that time, and expected to lead for the rest of
her life.
I never stopped her when she wanted to buy something that was inappropriate,
because I wanted her to feel she was still in control of her life, (after
all there was so little left for her to control anyway). But when it came
to clothing for everyday use, I shopped for her on my own, without her, and
bought the things I knew she really needed, and just brought them home for
her.
Sure, I had to return a couple of items, due to fit issues, but for the most
part I knew what she needed and what size she wore. She often imagined
that these clothes that "miraculously" appeared were my castoffs oddly
enough, but she accepted them, having always been a frugal lady :-)
She always loved dressing up and looking good all her life. But in the
country where we live, she needed warm things, cozy sweaters and such, not
thin skirts and light fabrics like she so often wore before. Finding things
that looked good but were warm and comfy was my job. She was always cold,
even in the summer, and I had to bear that in mind.
So it was essentially me who bought the clothes, choosing appropriate things
for warmth and comfort, and I made sure she liked the colors and the styles
as much as possible.
But I did NOT take her shopping very often, because I knew she would come
home with stuff that was just not built for our real lives, but for some
imaginary past lifestyle she was never going to live again. It just worked
out better for me to do it, and there was no ill intent behind it. I often
found good deals in Sam's club and Target and would buy multiples in
different colors of something that was especially nice and workable.
Oh, I almost forgot....she always loved her costume jewelry. I was always
on the lookout for nice earrings and beads and such for her to match her
outfits with. I have to tell you that people always complimented her, and
she did always look wonderful, if I must say so myself :-)
Even in late stages, we made sure she looked good, because we knew it meant
a lot to her.
--
Best Regards,
Evelyn
(to reply to me personally, remove 'sox')
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| I was having trouble with my husband re changing clothes and bought him sets
of sweats. He seems to find it easier since I removed most of his other
things
LJ
<4pairsofchopsticks@charter.net> wrote in message
news:1134345016.418685.97230@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> My Dad has asked me to take my mom shopping . (eek!) It took her two
> hours to get dressed on Saturday. I was thinking that she needs just a
> few clothes and less choices. Any advice on chothes and shopping would
> be appreciated.
>
> Amy
> supporting Mom with Alzheimers
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