I think when my uncle was in the nsg home with late stages of dementia, he would take the sink off the wall. He had worked with his hands all his life. probably in his mid to late 80.
Reminds me of when I was a CNA, I found a gentleman on the floor under a table in the dining room. When I asked him what he was doing, he told me he was trying to fix the thing-a-majig on the train. Apparently, he used to work on trains.
yeah, I could see my dad, a farmer, up until shortly before he died, doing something like what is happening in the picture. just don't make them like that anymore!
Brian, ASN, RN
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I know many nurses have seen similar things where patients want to tinker with things :) Enjoy!
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