It's not easy to take care of the elderly, do you think?

When we got married, my mother-in-law was in her early sixties. Her father is the youngest in the family, with two older brothers and one older sister. This year, her mother-in-law is eighty. Because she fell off a tricycle last year, her waist was seriously injured. Later, she had a plaster cast and an operation. After all, she is old and the effect is not very good. Now she can walk slowly with crutches, but she can't control her urine. Later, she could only use adult diapers and was served by her father-in-law in her hometown. Because my father-in-law is a person who can't stay, likes to wander around all day and can't cook, so I took the old lady here during the Spring Festival and lived here for about 20 days, which made me deeply realize the difficulty of serving the elderly. It's really hard to get old!

Actually, my mother-in-law is fine. After all, she can walk slowly with crutches and eat by herself, but her right arm is injured and she can't lift it. She can't change diapers herself. What I do is to get up early every day to change her diapers, wash her dentures, cook for her, help her go out after dinner when the weather is good, help her take off her coat when she sleeps, and so on. These are small things. When Guoguo sent her back, school was about to start, and she was anxious to go home. To tell the truth, I'm really relieved to send my mother-in-law away. I have always felt that I am a very filial person and will serve the elderly patiently. But what if my mother-in-law can't take care of herself at all?

How long can I take care of her? Honestly, I don't know. I've heard people say that "there is no dutiful son for a hundred days", but how is it possible? It's normal to take care of children when people are old! Now it seems really not that simple.

From the perspective of taking care of mother-in-law, there are mainly the following problems:-psychological counseling. Taking care of the elderly is not only taking care of their diet, but also making them feel happy. This is a big problem. For example, my mother-in-law is the type with a bad attitude and will say, "Why don't you die? Is so painful, but also bring trouble to children "all day long! Actually, she just needs company. Someone watched TV with her, someone talked and chatted with her, and there were many people sitting together talking and laughing at home, and she was in a good mood. But after all, there are too few such companies to do it. You can't stay at home with her every day without going to work! Therefore, it is very important for the elderly to have a positive, optimistic and cheerful attitude. Of course, it is better to be a child and spend more time with them!

Second, do more exercise and let her do something that she can do and is interested in. When my mother-in-law was a child, I thought of finding some books to show her, and found her a Bible and a fruity extracurricular book. She forgot all the words and didn't know them. Later, I let her watch the opera channel. She used to like going to the theatre. Occasionally she fell asleep on the sofa when she liked to understand and didn't like to listen! There is an indoor table tennis toy at home. I usually don't like to play at the thought of slapping my arm and forging my arm. It is not good for him to rub his fingers and pat his arms to exercise. She is particularly inactive, and she either sits and watches plays or sleeps most of the day. So I haven't found anything that she likes and can exercise!

Therefore, it is really not easy to serve the elderly, and it is even harder for them to get good care of their body and mind! I hope all the old people can be treated gently!