Please Don't Ban Me From VacuumLand Because of What I Did.

[rohmell]

I bought this.

Yes, not a vacuum, but still a floor-care product.

My Mom is 94 years old with a little bit of dementia, and beginning to get Alzheimer's disease, making t difficult for her to use an upright vacuum, which she insists on doing weekly. She can't remember about the pedal that lowers the upright from locked into operating position, she tries pushing it around when it is upright and locked.

So I bought this to satisfy her need for cleaning, and I'll do the vacuuming on the weekends.

 

[pinkge]

Hey!

Why,would be banned for buy your mom a old fashion carpet sweeper? When you take care of a elder parent with health problems one does what you can do to make there lives easy and yours as a care taker.I take care my mom,a stroke,colon problems,RH arthritis,very slow in her thoughts and speech.Hell! Buy them what makes there lives happy.
I'd buy my mom one if she could hold it and push.She can't.So,hang in there.Who cares;if they do; screw them.
Michael

 

[marks_here]

You know what

The hell with whatever anyone else thinks on here! They're not your family & most likely never will be so carry on being the best son you can be for her. Believe me I know what you're going through it's not fun but it's rewarding in the long run!

Mark D.

 

[human]

Hey, if that little sweeper is getting her up and keeping her moving around at her age, that's fantastic. My dad is 82 and his movement is becoming very impaired because he doesn't move around much. His doctor says his main problem in this area is 'de-conditioning'. But at his age, you can't convince him of anything.

 

[tolivac]

I think the little sweeper is a great idea!Some of the care homes-the ones my Dad and Mom are in do the cleaning.Even so a sweeper like that would be good for cleanups in between the janitor visits.Yes,its a floor care product-fine in the vacuum forum-think of it as a "vacuum" without a motor.Remember these were around BEFORE vacuum cleaners!And we can't have our elders trying to haul out their rugs and beating them with a carpet beater!So the sweeper would be the best thing for them.

 

[vacerator]

I saw the

nicest turquoise Bissel manual carpet sweeper in a resale shop in very fine condition.
You know, they are library quiet, and in a restaurant, a vacuum that exhausts dirty air is prohibited to be used by law while they are open for service.

 

[kirbysthebest]

My Grandmother has been gone now since 1988, she was 92 when she passed.  Even though she had dementia and didn't know who anyone was for the last 10  years of her life, she insisted on doing her own cleaning.


 


When she was still in her own home, she told my uncle one day that her vacuum had quit picking up.  Grandma was not only in the throws of Alzheimer's at that time, but also profoundly deaf. 


 


It was found that she had evidently picked up a penny and jammed the fan in her Eureka upright.  Not hearing the vacuum as it died she continued about her business until my uncle said the armature was completely melted together.  We are surprised that she didn't smell it burning up, and very happy it didn't catch fire.


 


My Aunt and Uncle, who only lived a block away, did just like you and bought her a Bissell carpet sweeper for her to do her daily tidy up, and my Aunt came over once a week and did the "heavy" vacuuming for her after that.


 

 

[jmurray01]

Nothing wrong with that Rohmell! I have a couple of sweepers and they are great for quick "tidy ups". 


 


I suffer from a bad knee which means that pushing a heavy vacuum is sometimes too painful, and also having severe migraines on a regular basis I frequently have headaches which prevent me from doing anything involving loud noises, such as a vacuum's motor!  For those times a wee manual sweeper is perfect for stopping the carpets getting too dirty until I am well enough to get the Hoovers out!

If this means she can keep her independence and clean her own house, then it is a commendable thing do to - certainly not worthy of a ban!

 

[ralph123]

If you're concerned about being banned, you should read "Forum Topics & Rules" posted at the top of the web page.

I do wish you would use a subject that reflects the topic of your thread.

 

[rohmell]

Shall I Call

The Waahmbulance for you?

 

[kirbysthebest]

Jeff having a bad day?

 

[gottahaveahoove]

NEVER worry about what others may think.

Do what you like. Buy what you like. Run what you like. AS far as being banned, lol there have been far worse reasons for THAT. So, relax.
John

 

[vacerator]

I think Jeff

was only making a cute joke, no?
The waamulance is a new one for me. I usually slide my thumb across my index finger like a violin. Se' fe' na'
Not sure if that's the correct spelling, but it's Sicilian.

 

[vac-o-matic]

Oh hell yes....

There has been wayyy worse said on this forum with all the snide comments/innuendos, plain rudeness etc., yet those people keep popping up. Some frequently, some once in a while.

 

[rohmell]

I Could Not Find

The gesture that you are referring to, I looked here:

http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/29/travel/experts-guide-to-italian-hand-gestures/

 

[numatic_boy]

Did no one latch on to the obvious sarcasm in the title? Or is everyone pretending to be serious,if its the former then guy,think of it this way: It really makes sense a site bans you because you bought a ,not so well received, product.isnt that a denial of freedom of expression/speech? If this the latter then ignore my post.





Sorry if it came out kind of rude.



-Adam

 

[gottahaveahoove]

Of course we knew it was sarcasm.

Well,  I did.

 

[durango159]

I think what you did was great!!! I've lost a few relatives to Alzhiemers. It's a very sad stage!! Feel blessed that at 94 she is able to be up, around and pushing any kind of sweeper!! Two of my grandparents were in a nursing home for their last years. In their final months, they did not recognize myself nor even my parents, with my dad being their son!! Very very sad at that point in life.

Anything that you can do to keep her happy, motivated, moving around and MOST IMPORTANT staying safe is all that matters. I stress the staying safe because at that age my beloved late grandfather who served in the forces, was a Fire Chief and also a renowned physician for many years, started doing extremely peculiar and unsafe things at home and in the kitchen. That's what made my parents realize that they needed more care than just in-home nurses.


God bless and great idea on the carpet sweeper!! At this point if it's safe and she enjoys it, let her do it!

 

[kirbysthebest]

I knew it was scarcasm

I am the king of sarcasm.  Well that is when I'm not being facetious.


 


It's just someone's time of the month.  They are  all bloated and not feeling pretty.  Things will be better in about five days.