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Old 06-18-2015, 12:40 PM   #1
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Default Suggestions for an indoor plant.

Once a week I volunteer at the local old folks home. I routinely see the same guy. He's awesome to talk to. Poor guy hasn't had anyone else other than me visit in over two months. He recently talked about how he missed gardening. Well, I was going to pick up a small plant for his room (I already cleared it with the staff there). Any suggestions for a plant? Something small that can go on an end table. Something that grows a fruit or something would be neat, but not necessary. Something he can take care of and watch grow. But nothing too overbearing that could make his room look like deleted scene from Jumanji.

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Once a week I volunteer at the local old folks home. I routinely see the same guy. He's awesome to talk to. Poor guy hasn't had anyone else other than me visit in over two months. He recently talked about how he missed gardening. Well, I was going to pick up a small plant for his room (I already cleared it with the staff there). Any suggestions for a plant? Something small that can go on an end table. Something that grows a fruit or something would be neat, but not necessary. Something he can take care of and watch grow. But nothing too overbearing that could make his room look like deleted scene from Jumanji.

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Old 06-18-2015, 01:02 PM   #3
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They have a great selection of potted succulents at Spider Web Gardens in Tuftonboro that are pretty low maintenance and fun for an indoor garden.
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Awesome. Thanks for the suggestions. I'm driving by Spiderweb on Saturday. I'll swing in and see what they have on hand.
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If the "home" has a gift shop, they may have plants that will do well in a room. Something else to think about would letting him start a plant from seeds.
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I don't have any good suggestions but wanted to take the moment and thank you. What you're doing is awesome and is going to leave a lasting impression.
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If this gentleman is capable, could he help in the homes outdoor gardens? [If they have them] Perhaps if we knew more about this person we could offer better advice. This is a wonderful and very thoughtful thing you are doing for him.
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I don't have any good suggestions but wanted to take the moment and thank you. What you're doing is awesome and is going to leave a lasting impression.
Thanks man. Been doing it for almost four months now. Its tough seeing some of the folks in there. Few of them are totally catatonic. Its even sadder to see the significant others show up and they don't even know how they are.

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If this gentleman is capable, could he help in the homes outdoor gardens? [If they have them] Perhaps if we knew more about this person we could offer better advice. This is a wonderful and very thoughtful thing you are doing for him.
He can walk, slowly. He's always in a wheelchair though. Not the best balance. Doesn't have much family though. It has to be tough because his roommate has a room full of drawings and pictures. I mean, its loaded. The guy I'm with has his Navy discharge papers framed. That's it. I can tell the highlight of his week is me walking in. I tried to spend time with four other guys, but three don't want to have anything to do with me. One had a serious head injury so its touch and go when I see him. Sometimes he can be aggressive, other times he's wonderful.

I figure a small plant he can tend to and putting a bird house outside would give him something to enjoy.

Volunteering there has definitely given me a new perspective. Its a terrific feeling and its only an hour a week. Something I think everyone should do at some point in their lives. I literally walk him outside and sit on a park bench. Sometimes we barely say anything. Other times we can't stop laughing. Its so simple.
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There's a special place in heaven for people like you. My wife and I work with the elderly and we find that isolation is the worst thing for anyone at any age, particularly the elderly. It may take a while to get them started, but most elderly people love to have someone to chat with. I have a patient who is 94, lives alone, and flew 29 bombing missions in WWII over France and Germany. He is sharp as a tack, and last time I was at his house, he took out his scrap books and showed me photos that would just blow your mind. He told me stories about the war and flying missions and by the time I left, we were both practically in tears.
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I've tried twice to see what this fella did and I won't do it again. He walked off the boat and had people spitting on him calling him a baby killer. His wife and two kids left. His house was ransacked. He has no idea what happened to his dog. All I know he was in the Navy and served in Vietnam. He was harassed for years.
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