Thursday, September 14, 2006

Caregiving: gypsy closet

Sometimes “living with MS” can yield an actual advantage. Our wheelchair accessible van has a lowered floor and no middle seating section. So with a little creative rigging I discovered I could create an actual walk in closet on wheels.

 

With Fall sneaking up, our daughter needed some clothes from home. Rather than try to figure out what she wanted I just loaded all the clothing from her closet and dresser into the van and brought her room to her. She could just step into the gypsy walk-in closet, take what she wanted, and the rest went back home.

 

She was only expecting some requested items, but after the surprise ended up making a couple trips up to her dorm room. <grin>

 

… and it was great to visit over a dinner of Shepherd’s Pie at a local Irish Pub.

11 comments:

  1. O what a unique idea!  How creative you are Patrick!  Dinner sounds like it was lovely.  xoxo CATHY http://journals.aol.com/luddie343/DARETOTHINK/  

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  2. Dang Patrick! I need you here for a few days!

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  3. WTG patrick:) bet she was surprized:) dinner sounds yummy. Hope you have a great friday

    Deb

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  4. Your daughter is never ceased to be amazed I am sure..lol. Bam

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  5. what amazes and impresses me is that you actually took what she didn't want to back home!! Very clever and ingenuous :)

    betty

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  6. What a lucky girl she is! You thought of everything, and you kept them all neat and hanging so there were no wrinkles. You are not only thoughtful and creative, but also very clever. All the girls on her dorm floor were talking about her amazing dad after that. Bea

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  7. You are the most thoughtful Daddy!  I know she really appreciates you and is making forever memories.  
    Nelishia

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  8. .....aren't our enter vans wonderful!  People here have not seen these kind of vans and they stand in awe.  I use all the auto openers and closers for the ramp, doors, and back, telling people that Jack isn't handicaped, I am!  I also call it our Oklahoma Pick up!

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  9. That's pure caregiver: resourceful, creative, always looking at things slightly different.  Job well done.  My wife's going to love hearing about this.

    Abe

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  10. sounds like a great bonding experience--you're such a terrific dad and husband!

    hopefully someday I'll meet someone as wonderful as you!

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