As well as not understanding that hearing-aids and reading glasses? Both high on the 'no I don't need that even though I really could be helped by something like that' scale and high on the 'has to be bought with the future owner's involvement' scale. Walkers can be nearly that way, between how much the walker weighs to whether or not it's got wheels.
Even with a certain family member's whole-hearted desire for new hearing aids, actually getting them is a project of many many months. And that's not even counting in that yes, there are a huge number of styles and types, not all of which work for her. (We're still communally ticked at a hearing center that sent her a Please Come In offer for a sale on devices they already had her on file as never-ever-ever getting any benefit from.)
Those on-the-shelf amplifiers? Not going to help.
And her eyes? Forget the magnifiers, she doesn't have the free hand when reading. Forget the store-brand grab-and-go reading glasses. She needs stuff that requires a prescription.
Sure, we could surprise her with pre-purchased accessibility aids. None of it would do a bit of good. Offering to spring for something she's said she wants, or making sure we buy books for her with decent print? That helps.
Meanwhile, she's the one who lets everyone else try out her gripper-onna-stick and tells them where to get their own if the thing helps any.
And in my experience, among her and her circle trying out each other's walkers leads to much more actual walker use than 'no, you really need this now, here I bought one for you'.
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Even with a certain family member's whole-hearted desire for new hearing aids, actually getting them is a project of many many months. And that's not even counting in that yes, there are a huge number of styles and types, not all of which work for her. (We're still communally ticked at a hearing center that sent her a Please Come In offer for a sale on devices they already had her on file as never-ever-ever getting any benefit from.)
Those on-the-shelf amplifiers? Not going to help.
And her eyes? Forget the magnifiers, she doesn't have the free hand when reading. Forget the store-brand grab-and-go reading glasses. She needs stuff that requires a prescription.
Sure, we could surprise her with pre-purchased accessibility aids. None of it would do a bit of good. Offering to spring for something she's said she wants, or making sure we buy books for her with decent print? That helps.
Meanwhile, she's the one who lets everyone else try out her gripper-onna-stick and tells them where to get their own if the thing helps any.
And in my experience, among her and her circle trying out each other's walkers leads to much more actual walker use than 'no, you really need this now, here I bought one for you'.