soothing warmth for hands
I don't know if any of you remember the organist E. Power Biggs, but he developed terrible arthritis in his hands. A group of us were talking with him one evening before a recital when he moved the group to the flower room in the church so that we could continue to talk to him while he ran hot water over his hands for what must have been 15 minutes so that he would be able to play. So the warmth of the water is probably soothing, but I think most older singletons just think it's easier and cheaper to wash up the few things they use as they use them. As far as I know, my mom was the only person in her independent living building who had a dishwasher (breakfast & dinner were furnished) but she usually ate in her apt. We moved it with her to assisted living where all three meals were supplied, but of course, she did not like the food or eating with old people, some of whom sat at the table and farted loudly. I think if more of them had been able to hear, they would have laughed themselves into cardiac arrest over that. So, anyway, mom would fix her meals and warm up what I cooked for her in her microwave and rinse the dishes and Corning Ware and place the stuff in the KA portable. When I came over, I would reload it, wheel it to the sink and start it before going shopping for her or taking her out to eat. By the time I returned and put her food and other stuff away, the dishes were ready to be put away and most of the time, so was I. We kept a quilt over it and no one said anything. Now it's back at the museum, the last of the KA top loading portables.
I don't know if any of you remember the organist E. Power Biggs, but he developed terrible arthritis in his hands. A group of us were talking with him one evening before a recital when he moved the group to the flower room in the church so that we could continue to talk to him while he ran hot water over his hands for what must have been 15 minutes so that he would be able to play. So the warmth of the water is probably soothing, but I think most older singletons just think it's easier and cheaper to wash up the few things they use as they use them. As far as I know, my mom was the only person in her independent living building who had a dishwasher (breakfast & dinner were furnished) but she usually ate in her apt. We moved it with her to assisted living where all three meals were supplied, but of course, she did not like the food or eating with old people, some of whom sat at the table and farted loudly. I think if more of them had been able to hear, they would have laughed themselves into cardiac arrest over that. So, anyway, mom would fix her meals and warm up what I cooked for her in her microwave and rinse the dishes and Corning Ware and place the stuff in the KA portable. When I came over, I would reload it, wheel it to the sink and start it before going shopping for her or taking her out to eat. By the time I returned and put her food and other stuff away, the dishes were ready to be put away and most of the time, so was I. We kept a quilt over it and no one said anything. Now it's back at the museum, the last of the KA top loading portables.
