Henry is bored…… He watches tv all day, isn’t able to concentrate on reading, can’t really go anywhere (for long). And to top it all off, it is an election year! Oh boy, political commercials! They get him all wound up and he gets on his soap box. We have binged watched so many shows, from really good ones to some really terrible ones. He hates talking on the phone, so doesn’t really talk much when people call. They call to ask him to lunch, and he would love to do that but just can’t muster that much energy, for that long. I think people don’t understand how limited his abilities are.
Henry is an extrovert, he needs people, and I don’t know how to orchestrate it. His energy is best in the morning and I have suggested to a few friends that they call and drop by for 30 minutes between 10 & 12. So, I hope that some will take him up on it. I think people are somewhat afraid of coming to the house, for fear of being a bother; but, that is about the only way that he can see anyone.
Lately, we have a doctors appointment one or two days a week, so it is hard to plan.
When someone does come by, they often stay too long. Thirty minutes is about his limit. I’m sure that people think that 30 minutes is not worth the drive over.