Sunday, March 25, 2007

Crunching


My colleague gave me a bag of Japanese crackers. Japanese crackers require crunching and munching a lot as they are hard to bite. He advised me that munching stimulates brain. Progress of Alzheimer will be slowed down. I was not sure if my mother would eat the Japanese crackers. I just placed the bag on the table. I noticed that my mother ate some of the crackers. I found similar crackers at a supermarket. I bought them and left them on the table again. She ate them again. I bought another bag and put it on the table. Finally, my mother mentioned to me,"you like the Japanese crackers!" Well, it is not a good sign. Once she recognizes that her daughter loves something, she will not take the daughter's favorite away. I need to change my strategy.
同僚から少し硬めのおかきを母にと頂いた。おかきなど固いものを食べると良く噛んで食べないといけないので、噛むことで脳を刺激し、認知症の予防になるとアドバイスを頂いた。もらったおかきを母は食べてくれるか心配だったので、さりげなくおかきの袋をテーブルの上に置いていたら、知らない間に食べていた。同じように硬そうなおかきをスーパーで見つけ、買って又テーブルの上に置いていた。又、知らないうちに食べていてくれていた。又、買いに行って又テーブルの上に置いた。ついに、「あんた、おかき好きやな。」ときた。母は、娘の好きなものは食べない。少し作戦変更だ。

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