During the interview, L.M. discussed the many visits he and K.M. had with R.M., either at R.M.’s home, in the hospital, or in the long term care facility. L.M. explained the need when planning a visit with R.M. to consider R.M.’s medication schedule, so their time with him would fall on his peak times, allowing L.M. and K.M. the opportunity to connect with R.M. when his symptoms were under control. L.M. described many challenges with carrying out a conversation with R.M. due to his speech impairment. L.M. stated that it was difficult to witness such a debilitating disease where “his mind works but his body doesn 't” (L.M., personal communication, September 21, 2016).
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and L.M. had very unique ways of coping with R.M.’s illness experience. For K.M., it was very difficult to see her father so sick, and she felt as though the best way to cope with those feelings was to be involved and present in R.M.’s care. K.M. was a practicing registered nurse at the time of R.M.’s illness and stated, “as a nurse, it was my natural instinct to be a nurse to [my father]” (K.M., personal communication, September 19, 2016). K.M. would often be there to help her father eat and make sure his room was clean and tidy. L.M. had a different way of coping. L.M. stated that it was often very difficult for him to see how R.M.’s illness affected his wife. L.M. said that his best way of coping with the situation was to be present during his interactions with R.M., but separate himself from the upsetting situation once he left the hospital or long term care facility and went …show more content…
Home care was involved for a short period of time, prior to R.M. moving into a long-term care facility. This community service assisted him with basic activities of daily living that became increasingly difficult for R.M. By the time home care became involved in R.M.’s life, all of his children had moved out. This service was incredibly helpful for not only R.M., but also his wife who could not help him entirely on her own. Once R.M. moved into a long-term care facility, he was seen by physiotherapy, who helped him maintain his strength for as long as possible. They assisted him with ambulation, as the symptoms associated Parkinson’s made it difficult for him to do so independently. Eventually, occupational therapy became involved and set him up with assistive devices to optimize his quality of life and enable him to maintain his independence for as long as possible. One of the very debilitating symptoms that R.M. faced was his speech problem. He often became frustrated at his family and the nurses, as it was difficult at times for them to understand what he was saying because of his slurred and mumbled speech. Speech language pathology became involved with his care as well. Amongst the many medical specialists that were involved in R.M.’s care, psychology and psychiatry also became involved as a result of the toll the disease took on his mental health.
L.M. brought up the topic of personal hygiene and how it was difficult to …show more content…
and L.M. had very unique ways of coping with R.M.’s illness experience. For K.M., it was very difficult to see her father so sick, and she felt as though the best way to cope with those feelings was to be involved and present in R.M.’s care. K.M. was a practicing registered nurse at the time of R.M.’s illness and stated, “as a nurse, it was my natural instinct to be a nurse to [my father]” (K.M., personal communication, September 19, 2016). K.M. would often be there to help her father eat and make sure his room was clean and tidy. L.M. had a different way of coping. L.M. stated that it was often very difficult for him to see how R.M.’s illness affected his wife. L.M. said that his best way of coping with the situation was to be present during his interactions with R.M., but separate himself from the upsetting situation once he left the hospital or long term care facility and went …show more content…
Home care was involved for a short period of time, prior to R.M. moving into a long-term care facility. This community service assisted him with basic activities of daily living that became increasingly difficult for R.M. By the time home care became involved in R.M.’s life, all of his children had moved out. This service was incredibly helpful for not only R.M., but also his wife who could not help him entirely on her own. Once R.M. moved into a long-term care facility, he was seen by physiotherapy, who helped him maintain his strength for as long as possible. They assisted him with ambulation, as the symptoms associated Parkinson’s made it difficult for him to do so independently. Eventually, occupational therapy became involved and set him up with assistive devices to optimize his quality of life and enable him to maintain his independence for as long as possible. One of the very debilitating symptoms that R.M. faced was his speech problem. He often became frustrated at his family and the nurses, as it was difficult at times for them to understand what he was saying because of his slurred and mumbled speech. Speech language pathology became involved with his care as well. Amongst the many medical specialists that were involved in R.M.’s care, psychology and psychiatry also became involved as a result of the toll the disease took on his mental health.