Bring the Outside In

A special connection from an Activity Specialist:
Never having a green thumb, I always enjoyed conversing with my client who was a master gardener. After moving into a house recently, I called upon her expertise often when trying to navigate around the large garden bestowed to our family. Assisting me in designing this garden brought her much joy and nurtured her self-esteem as she shared her expertise.  Since the recent “shelter at home” orders, my client has not been able to leave her care facility. No problem! I cut fresh flowers from my yard and delivered them curbside to my gardener friend. The staff took extra care in transferring them inside and observed the appropriate waiting period before delivering them to her room. Bringing the outside in gave my client the chance to smell the flowers again! We conversed virtually about the different types of flowers and I was able to share a video about gardening with her on the computer! Ah, don’t forget to stop and smell the flowers!!!