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Advice for my mum (self.Blind)
submitted by diabetoids
Hi everyone, I just wanted to ask some advice for my mum.
She recently had a subarachnoid haemorrhage and a stroke, and now her vision is significantly impaired. The things she can see often distress her, so she frequently uses a mask to cover her eyes. We're doing what we can to help her cope and we are under the care of several medical teams.
She's quite low in mood a lot of the time, and I worry that part of this is that she is struggling to find things to do and is struggling to do things she used to do like painting etc (stroke affected her dominant arm and vision).
I was wondering what sort of things we can do as a family or on her own when she wants, that might be enjoyable for her? She is listening to audio-books and we do crosswords together, but I feel like there must be many more activities that can help her. I was wondering if people might be able to suggest a few things for us? We would be really grateful.
Many thanks!
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Edit: Mum is around 60 years old.
She recently had a subarachnoid haemorrhage and a stroke, and now her vision is significantly impaired. The things she can see often distress her, so she frequently uses a mask to cover her eyes. We're doing what we can to help her cope and we are under the care of several medical teams.
She's quite low in mood a lot of the time, and I worry that part of this is that she is struggling to find things to do and is struggling to do things she used to do like painting etc (stroke affected her dominant arm and vision).
I was wondering what sort of things we can do as a family or on her own when she wants, that might be enjoyable for her? She is listening to audio-books and we do crosswords together, but I feel like there must be many more activities that can help her. I was wondering if people might be able to suggest a few things for us? We would be really grateful.
Many thanks!
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Edit: Mum is around 60 years old.
BlindWarriorGurl 3 points 3y ago
There are shows on Netflix and other places that have what's called audio description. It's basically where someone is dubbed over the show, describing what's going on.
bradley22 1 points 3y ago
A great place for tbis is audiovault.net
The shows and movies are free. All you do is sign up and download them.
The shows and movies are free. All you do is sign up and download them.
diabetoids [OP] 1 points 3y ago
Thank you for your suggestion, are there any good shows you recommend?
CloudyBeep 1 points 3y ago
Just about all Netflix originals plus some other shows and movies have audio description available (that's over 500 shows and more than 600 movies). Netflix has shows in every genre, so you can just find shows she would like based on her preferred genres and then select the audio description track.
8i8oio 2 points 3y ago
I am / was an artist, and I was not happy until I had a new craft for my hands. I recommend trying new art outlets. There are so many, I couldn’t possibly list them add. I chose leather, but know ppl who crochet, sculpt (some clay can dry in your oven). Bead work. Wire work. Even just stones or sand or silly putty could be soothing.
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