Dad’s birthday is approaching and I have been cracking my head over what to get him. That has been the way for several years now…… ever since he has Dementia.
He doesn’t need money in the form of angpows since he doesn’t need to spend much and besides he has his monthly pension. Still, we usually give him … just for good luck. I guess old people maybe still likes to receive red packets.
He doesn’t need new shirts or shoes or mugs or towels. It is meaningless to him. Sometimes he has difficulty putting on his clothes and he doesn’t want to bathe so what good would these things do for him?
He has never enjoyed music very much and now he has lost interest in newspapers, tvs… most things. So how?
He has no use for the latest gadgets. Persons with Dementia have difficulty figuring out how to operate or use gadgets. Once, he thought the handphone charger was his handphone.
And then, finally I thought of it. Dad has never been the sentimental kind, but I noticed that after he retired, he started to like to look at photographs. We have adorned his room walls with photos and tables with framed photos. However, he does not have hard copies of photos we took over the recent years ever since we started having a digital camera and started storing photos in our pc or other digital storage devices.
So I designed and ordered a photobook for him…. with photos of all his birthdays, and of his children and grandchildren. I am so excited. I can’t wait to receive it and I hope that he really likes it. I think this will help him to remember places and events. I really hope that he will like it and I can’t wait to give it to him.
That will make a great gift.
That’s a great idea. I just received Shayanne’s photobook and I love it 😀 .
I’m sure it looked great with Shayanne in it. 🙂
wow, a photobook will be PERFECT! I bet he’ll treasure it like that’s the most important thing in his life rite now. It really is u know. For him, to be able to relive all that. Wow, that is really something.. seriously. And couple that with an angpow too. Coz they just love receiving them no matter what the amount is inside. 🙂
You are such a thoughtful daugther. Shame on me, must ring my father up today.
i think it’s a great idea…i wanna do this for my family too. thanks for sharing this idea.
agree that photobook will be best present for our parents at this moment.
well thought, very well thought
i am sure he will love it so much,
or, do tell him that all your blog readers wish him birthday too.
Thank you for the wishes.
where did u order it from? I looove this idea..
Hi Lia, I ordered it from Photobook Malaysia. You can find the link in my next post. 🙂
Hey it looks great! Where you order from? Would like to get one as a gift for my host parents in Japan.
Thats sweet of you. I ordered from Photobook Malaysia. You can find the link in my next post.