Whether care giving or needing care sometimes
the best thing you can do is just go have some fun.
With 24 accessible acres(approximately 24 football fields) under roof, I cannot
think of a more wheelchair friendly outing for January. (and excellent pushing and walking exercise for me)
Enjoying two creamy chocolate milk shakes from
PA Dairyman’s Association in search of the butter sculpture we decided
to watch some honeybees in a glass observation hive at an exhibit by PA
Beekeepers Association. Soon we found ourselves in a conversation with a
beekeeper about bee stings and medicine. While most visitors took a step back
from the weird people talking about stinging themselves, several lingered,
listened, and asked questions in a spontaneous discussion about Patti’s
eventually unsuccessful two years of Bee Venom Therapy for Multiple Sclerosis and the beekeeper
who had found genuine success for his Rheumatoid Arthritis through apiatherapy.
It’s hard to miss 1,000 lbs (454 kg) of butter and we
eventually found the sculpture. After the week long farm show the sculpture is
given to a selected dairy farm where it is converted into electricity.
After a couple hours of checking out and often
visiting up close and personal certainly every farm animal and crop in our
imagination – well, we were hungry … hey, the theme was “from the farm gate to
the dinner plate.”
Heading to the food court area we decided on
Lamb Stew from PA Livestock Association with frozen maple yogurt topped with
maple syrup for dessert from PA Maple Syrup Producers.
Lamb stew and frozen yogurt could not have been
more dysphagia friendly and feeding Patti was no problem in the crowd of
humanity, over 50,000 attend each day. Most people are shoving one thing or
another in each other’s mouth anyway under the ‘try this’ principle of fine farm
show dining.
Happy and fed Patti was ready for a long
winter’s nap.
Fortunately between MS fatigue and her memory loss
she would not have to fret about counting spandex clad sheep.
Caregivingly Yours, Patrick Leer
care facility
multiple sclerosis
caregiving
