Post by KarenH on Apr 21, 2016 18:05:35 GMT -8
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BACKGROUND:
I use the bucket lined with trash bag, that came with my bedside commode, to put used closed kit catheter bag with urine in it and for trash for the kit container bag. I also use it for other trash like orange peels, apple cores, junk mail, etc.
My mom usually dumped the urine in toilet then put the empty bag back in bucket. We actually have 2 buckets from when my grandmother was alive. So when one bucket got full, my mom would switch the buckets and, when she was able to, she would tie up the bag from the full bucket and put it in garbage can in garage.
QUESTIONS
My mom is in the hospital since yesterday. So I have encountered issue that I don't know how to handle without her. How do I carry the full, tied up bag and what do I do with it when I can't get into garage due to a step down from inside house to get there?
I realized that this would also be a relevant question when I eventually live by myself. My parents are 78, turning 79 this year, and they won't last forever. So, when independent, how do I take out much bigger kitchen garbage bag that will also be heavier?
Also, how do I reach dishes, glasses, etc. in cabinets, then how do I was them when I can't reach kitchen sink and facet well enough to wash them? I will be living in studio apartment that was added onto my parents' house many years ago for my grandmother who's has long since passed away. It does not have a dishwasher, even if it did, not everything can go in dishwater like certain pots, pans, skillets.
A program in my locale, called the Brain and Spinal Injury Program, is spending $25,000 to remodel the apartment so I will have a large enough bathroom for me to get into and it will have a shower I can just roll into. Also they are adding a new exit with ramp for safety issues like a fire or something. But there was no additional room in budget to modify kitchen sink so it would be feasible for me to do dishes.
So, how do you do this stuff when you are living alone. What about other stuff that I haven't thought of?
. How mobile are you and what is your daily routine? This is so frustrating for you but try and keep your spirits up, come here and vent and get anything off your chest.