Guest guest Posted October 1, 2005 Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 That is so cool that he is helping his elderly neighbor. I wonder if you might be able to set up some other jobs that Eli can help other elderly people with. Our elderly also needs lots of help and there isn't always a lot out there to help them either. Sounds to me like this might be a job made in heaven? :-) Carol Trishasmom She isn't typical, She's Trisha! If we always do what we always did, we'll always get what we've always gotten! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 1, 2005 Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 Sara, that is a great thing to have arrange for Elie to help the senior. Me (at 72) I have to push the cart though as it helps with walking in the stores. As Carol said maybe there are others to help. Too bad that you didn't like the workshop you visited. Wonder what they do during down time, do they have some special activities at other times? So much depends on the staff and who is in charge as to what they do with the workers during the day. At 's other workshop his supervisor was great, she was actually credentialed as an activity therapist, but worked as the supervisor of a unit. Many of the other supervisors got jealous of her as they didn't do all she did and guess they were afraid they would have to do more work. It does take a lot of planning but she was so great with her people. Now the new workshop (operated by the agency where he lives, we did a slow transition to it.) Anyway they are always planning things. The one job we saw doing when we stopped by to deliver his donut holes for his birthday last week was for Hallmark. He was separating different packages of stickers. is a good worker most of the time and loves the work. Some of the past jobs he has done are tape boxes together for shipping, place bar codes on boxes, put a bearing in a small plastic bag put the flattened box together and put the bearing in the box. Another item that they worked on for putting on the end of the hose to filter from the washing machine. He was excited when we showed it to him in the store. I would have been upset when they said Elie couldn't do anything useful. Where is their understanding and creativeness? They need TRAINING! Louise -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.7/112 - Release Date: 9/26/2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 1, 2005 Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 sniff that is sooo neat!! I think it is great elie knows and wants to help others, and he gets joy from it too, i think it is very important that all try and work in something they enjoy, no matter what their skills are. shawna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 The bad part in our planning is that I must still be major in it. I really want him to be able to do something that does not include me!!! Will work on jobs that can be done without me. Sara - Choose to make lemonade, not complain about the lemons. >From: sewshawna@... >Reply-To: >To: >Subject: Re: i am grown up now! >Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2005 23:42:33 EDT > >sniff that is sooo neat!! I think it is great elie knows and wants to help >others, and he gets joy from it too, i think it is very important that all >try >and work in something they enjoy, no matter what their skills are. shawna > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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