Just got off the phone with Sylvia and was attempting a little ‘remote control’. Sylvia is back at her apartment, but still fighting that nasty cold. Step, by step we went over what she could do to take care of herself. Drink lots of fluids, get some oranges to snack on, eat some leafy green stuff and finish off that chicken soup I sent her home with.
I also enquired about the condition of her kitchen. Not so good. Yesterday I had a conversation with the mother of one of Sylvia’ pals. She had a solution that I wasn’t too keen on at first, but have been giving some thought to. Paper plates. Personally, I love a real dish. Can’t get enough of them to be honest. But, Sylvia doesn’t care about real dishes and we are trying to problem solve here. The kitchen is a mess. Even if Sylvia took care of her dishes (Ok, call me an optimist), her roommates don’t excel in this department either. Maybe paper plates are not such a bad idea. Bad for the environment? Yup. Expensive? A big ‘yup’ there too. That said, it’s time to be practical. Sylvia is not well, her kitchen doesn’t work because it is not clean, and until she can get in there and start to take care of herself, things aren’t going to get better.
So here’s today’s idea. Maybe paper plates are a solution for now. If we can overcome what is a major obstacle, Sylvia may start to inhabit her kitchen and have some success. A few real meals under her belt and perhaps the china will come out.
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