Porch Swing Big Sucess

We  brought home a porch swing, hoping Mother would like sitting in the front yard, since she cannot be persuaded to sit in the back yard.  We thought she would like seeing pedestrians going by, and people saying hello to her. We wanted her to get some fresh air, even when she wasn't out walking. It has been up for four days and has been a total success. 

One outcome of Mother getting more social interaction outdoors is that it makes her more lively and curious indoors. On low energy days she sleeps and watches TV. On higher energy days she wanders about, picking up things and making sculptures out of collections of favored objects. She prowls about the house opening doors, marking her territory. Being on the porch swing seems to bring about the higher energy behavior.

Margaret spent almost an hour on the swing with her today. On Tuesday Dennis spent two hours on the swing with Mother. Another therapy appropriate for Slow Medicine.