Page 40 To enable independence is hard when mother resists.
Page 40 To enable independence is hard when mother resists. Mothers foot maybe better but the problem she had has taken its toll. Before the gout episodes she was able to walk quite well, but now she struggles to go any distance at all. I have suggested we get a wheel chair for her to use, just so she can get out the house, but no that was dismissed. “Are you coming shopping today, you can sit in the car and watch the world go buy” I say to mother hopefully. “Yes I think I will, take my walker as I need to go to the bank” mother replied. I just agreed and thought to myself how on earth is she going to walk to the bank and back to the car. Mother struggled to get to out the house and into the car, puffing and panting as if she had run a marathon. I put the walker in the car and off we went. All the way to the bank mother sat in silence not a word was spoken, even when I pointed things out to her I just received a, oh yes. As we approached the bank mother asked me...