Best practices

One of my goals for this site is to offer guidance where I can.

I want to list some ideas and tips that I have found handy on our journey.

1. Burt had some trouble vis a vis food early on. It worried me. I was feeding him lots of lemon meeingue pie and eggs for a while.

Since I transitioned to puree, he gets variety, eats more, and eats better.

If he weren’t having trouble chewing and swallowing, I would not have brought in blenders. I am thrilled that I did.

2. Pills have been crushed for easier intake for a while.

To get those down, I was using conventional wisdom and mixing with applesauce.

Greater wisdom came from one of my support groups: applesauce gives the meds a bitterness. Use strawberry jam. Burt loves it.

3. Skin care is more of an issue for us since Burt has been in bed. We solved a problem of keeping Burt clean with a product called Tena 1-2-3. It’s a cream cleanser that doesn’t require water.

Now, we need to fight off sores. Burt’s doctor pointed me towards a cream that is very effective. Triad cream goes on smoothly and keeps troubled areas from bad breakouts. [Fingers crossed. Knock wood.]

The suggestion to turn him and change his position is basic. I bought an aid called SexySamba on Amazon to assist in turning.