What can i do to cheer up my grandmother?
Believe it or not, she doesn't want to forget about your grandpa (a lot of people try not to bring up a loved ones name that's passed). She misses him, and I think it would be great to sit down with her and reminisce. Tell her about a time you and your grandfather spent together. Then she will probably tell you a story of her own. There may be a few tears, but I bet you'll get a smile out of her, too. I like the idea about the poem. Maybe you can even write one about how wonderful your grandfather was. As for a pet, I think that's a great idea, also. I think a cat would be better than a dog. For one, a cat is usually smaller, and can easily lay on her lap. And two, your grandmother is getting up there in age, probably, and cannot give a dog the playtime and exercise it needs. I hope your grandmother is back to her old self soon. I'm very sorry for your loss.
What should i do to cheer up my grandpa?
The others have great ideas - I just thought I would add that if you live close to him, try to show up at dialysis to visit sometimes. I was on dialysis for 6 months prior to a kidney/pancreas transplant, it is is SO INCREDIBLY BORING. You are there for at least 4 hours, not including the time you are waiting to get on the machine, or holding the gauze to your arms to stop the bleeding after the dialysis needles are pulled, getting weighed,, etc. You could learn a lot about dialysis too that might help him. For example, there is a numbing cream that can be put on your arms called EMLA prior to having your arm stuck; it eliminates a lot of the pain. It requires a prescription You can get cold during dialysis, so maybe your grandfather would like to take a blanket with his favorite team or colors or familypet pictures personalized on it. The diet can be very restrictive too - perhaps you can find a dialysis-appropriate treat recipe and make it for him (I put a link below). The same website has lots of dialysis info. He is lucky to have such a caring grandchild.
My grandpa is 95 and he's sleeping a lot?
He fell in November of last year and he has 2 small fractures in his back. I don't know if he is eating now. I called my mom to see how my grandpa is doing and she said he's sleeping a lot. I scared to death to loose him because he is the last grandparent I have left. So could someone please tell me what's happening to my grandpa and if he will get well again. I would really appreciate it. Thank you
My Grandpa is losing his mind, where can we get him help?
My Grandma passed away 2 years ago from Brain Cancer. Ever since, my Grandpa has been very difficult to handle. He is 76. He keeps her water bottles she used on the kitchen counter and will not throw them away. He began to pray to a picture of her with a candle about a year ago. He refuses to get rid of anything that was hers. No one in our family can touch or move her things. The past year he has become violent and has swung at my mother n' I. He's very controlling and inpatient. We wanna get him help, but don't know where to start. What should the first steps be? We tried talking to him and letting him know he needs some help, but he refuses and get's mad.
I don't know my grandpa well. He is dying. What can I do to help him physically, spiritually, or mentally when I go visit him?
This is most crucial time for one's life and it really requires maturity to deal with such situation.Physical Help:You could ask him if he needs any. May be you could offer him something he needs- either food he likes the most or caressing. May be better physical treatment. If disease is incurable and he may not like to stay hospitalised(if so). May be you could try could try getting him out of hospital, living at home with fresh air to breathe. Mental Help:The person undergoes tremendous mental anxiety. Now, one feels that everything is going to end. He just keep remembering of his whole life's journey. You could make him free from anxiety. How? Inform him that he has completed all his duties towards everyone. Now no more need to worry about the dependants. They are grown enough to take care of themselves. Also forget about the mistakes you may done in life. Show your gratitude that because of him, you got to grow in a good family and thus become a cultured and good person. Tell him not to worry about anything.Spiritual Help:Well! You could tell him that though body dies, the soul does not. Body is just like a dress but soul is the real person. That gives a lot of relief because then one understands that death is not the end of everything. You could read holy books like Bible, Quran, Gita, Guru Granth Sahib, Torah etc (depending upon your background) which reminds us of God. In Hindu religion, everyone believes that if one remembers God while leaving the body then the soul goes to the Kingdom of God. So you could remind him of God by chanting the holy names of God or reading stories about God from your holy books.
How to cheer up a grieving cat?
Like a human, she is grieving. She doesn't understand as much, being a cat, but she knows her grandpa is no longer around, and she misses him. All I can say is be there for her. She's doing what she can to stay close to him--lying where his scent likely was--as part of the grieving process. And take care of yourself, your siblings, and your mom, as you'll be no good to the cat if you're torn up from grieving as well. I also think your cat is responding to your behavior. Cats and dogs tend to pick up very easily on their humans' behavior and will act accordingly. Once she sees you beginning to emerge from the grieving process, she will recover as well.
How do I cheer up my depressed Grandpa?
I do have a grand-pa, and he has been much more to me than my parents. So, although he is never really depressed, staying with him has taught me alot about old age and what really matters when you go the distance.When you have retired for some time and are counting your end days, you seem to feel very lonely. Moreso with the current lifestyle and nucleated families where time becomes a commodity not many of us could afford. And as you see your own flesh and blood grow up into men, you realise that you slowly lose meaning in their lives. At the same time, people who have known you personally, ie friends and acquaintances start losing their importance to the world, and with them fades away most of the things you hold dear for yourself and most of the things you are proud of doing. Sure, your grand-pa might not be a war veteran or a great leader, but whatever they have done deserves acknowledgement and respect. So, for most of the grand-pas out there, only two things would matter: company and respect. And most likely the reason he is depressed is one of these two.So, just go sit with him. Make him feel he is needed and important. And then talk about the good things he had done, the achievements he had made in his life, things he is proud of. This makes him feel as if his long life has not been in vain, this makes him feel content, and surely makes him feel a lot happier.
My friends grandpa is dying right now. how can i make her feel better?
There isn't much you can do. Just tell her you are there for her, and if there is anything she needs, to just ask. If she wants to talk about him, or whatever, just be a good listener. Don't try to change the subject or "cheer her up." She is entitled to grieve. Let her. Do NOT say you know how she feels. Even if your grandpa died, you still don't know how she feels, nobody does. Just tell her you are so sorry for her loss. Being a good friend and making yourself available to her (if she wants you) is the best thing you can do under these circumstances. If she wants to be left alone, then leave her alone, but call occasionally just to say hi and ask how she's doing and if there's anything you can do. That lets her know you are thinking about her and are there if she needs you.
How can I cheer up my depressed and dying grandfather?
My immediate reaction is to arrive with some specific questions about events and people in his early life. The more specific, the better. Show genuine interest in what things were like for him at those times. Relate some of the questions to historical events for which you know he will relate to. Find out what his very most favorite thing was from when he was a young man and ask him about those. Tell him that you want to write some of these down so that you can share the ones he's willing to have shared with those who can not be there at the time.