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Norman - 17 Mar 2006 04:22 GMT

I have guardianship of my father (88 years old and has Parkinson's) and he
doesn't pay that much attention to morning/night. If he gets up from a nap (in
his bed or his recliner) and the clock says "6:00" he thinks it's morning. The
AM and PM indications on the clocks we have aren't large enough for him to
notice. I tried getting him a 24 hour clock, but he doesn't pay attention to
it. Does anyone know of a clock with VERY LARGE "AM" and "PM" indicators. To
make it more difficult, we live in a row home and he keeps every light on in
the house no matter how bright it is outside, so I keep all of the shades
drawn. Most of our neighbors are good people, but I don't know their visitors
or the tradespeople who come around, and I don't want anyone to notice that
there is an elderly man in a wheel-chair by himself in the house.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Nann Bell - 17 Mar 2006 15:30 GMT

I don't know of any off-hand, but as a though you might such for sources that
sell things to the visually impaired population. Seems they'd be more likely
to have clocks such as you need. Or even check with agencies for the blind
(most folks termed "blind" have severe visual impairments but are not totally
blind).

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Norman - 18 Mar 2006 04:31 GMT

> I don't know of any off-hand, but as a though you might such for sources that
> sell things to the visually impaired population. Seems they'd be more likely
> to have clocks such as you need. Or even check with agencies for the blind
> (most folks termed "blind" have severe visual impairments but are not totally
> blind).

Thanks

I used to know someone who was an artist for a school for the blind, she did
simple bold illustrations with bright colors for those who could see somewhat.

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Cindy - 17 Mar 2006 16:54 GMT

Norman, I don't really have an answer...My FIL did the same thing...And he
was still living alone...He would get up and take his meds again...Maybe a
clock that talks...
Just know I am thinking of you
Cindy

>I have guardianship of my father (88 years old and has Parkinson's) and he
> doesn't pay that much attention to morning/night. If he gets up from a nap
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> Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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cycjec - 17 Mar 2006 22:22 GMT

FWIW, I have seen "talking clocks" in on of those
mail order catalogs but not extremely recently.

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Navy1 - 17 Mar 2006 22:50 GMT

>FWIW, I have seen "talking clocks" in on of those
>mail order catalogs but not extremely recently.

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Navy1 - 17 Mar 2006 23:03 GMT

>FWIW, I have seen "talking clocks" in on of those
>mail order catalogs but not extremely recently.

Have you tried "googling" for it? It think both the suggestions on
categories to check are good.

One interesting one I found was:

http://www.braillebookstore.com/Timekeeping.htm

Loujean

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Norman - 18 Mar 2006 04:33 GMT

> FWIW, I have seen "talking clocks" in on of those
> mail order catalogs but not extremely recently.

Thanks for the idea, but he won't use it (he has one next to his bed and
forgets it's there). I want to replace the clocks he does look at with some
with HUGE AM and PM indicators (both), or "Day" and "NIGHT" indicators.

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Norman - 18 Mar 2006 04:42 GMT

> Norman, I don't really have an answer...My FIL did the same thing...And he
> was still living alone...He would get up and take his meds again...Maybe a
> clock that talks...
> Just know I am thinking of you
> Cindy

Thank you as well (I really appreciate all responses).

When dad took his own medicines, I had a separate alarm clock on the table for
each time he took something with a label on the clock with the time it rang,
and a large sign on the table with a list of what he took at which time.

Now I give him his meds each time. If I can't be there for one of them, I call
him and "remind" him of which compartment in the pill box to open. If I won't
be there at dinner time (he "makes" his own lunch and dinner, frozen meals with
the microwave), I wrap a rubber band around the "bedtime" compartment.

It's a bit of work, but I promised him he would live at home as long as it is
safe for him to be by himself for part of the day (we have a health aid come in
two mornings a week to give him a bath and clean a little).

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Harvey R. Stone - 18 Mar 2006 15:02 GMT

> When dad took his own medicines, I had a separate alarm clock on the table
> for
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> come in
> two mornings a week to give him a bath and clean a little).

Well done,,, Bones.
Harv

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Lew - 19 Mar 2006 01:33 GMT

I saw a screen-saver a long time ago that displayed the time with a large
AM/PM indication. Don't know where it came from.

> I have guardianship of my father (88 years old and has Parkinson's) and he
> doesn't pay that much attention to morning/night. If he gets up from a nap (in
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> Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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