My friend called last night because his grandfather was having some medical issue but refused to go to the hospital. He was worried sick about him so my brother and I went over. He'd asked if we had a blood sugar meter. My brother showed him how to use it & the grandfather's blood sugar was fine-- but his blood pressure had spiked. I think the old man is starting to get dementia, but my friend doesn't want to even think about that. The old guy had been shouting & couldn't remember my friend's name. He's been asking the same questions over and over lately. I've seen this before with other elderly friends. I hope it was just confusion from the blood pressure & not dementia though.
Speaking of my friend & his grandfather, we're trying to figure out how to put a small ramp in the doorway to the living room. It used to be the garage so there is about a 4-inch step down & his grandfather uses a walker. He has trouble with that step though. Eventually he might need a scooter or something, so we are trying to figure out the best way to add a little ramp.
The higher floor is vinyl plank, the other stuff is laminate. Not sure what material the transition strip/edge piece is, but it sticks up at least 1/4" (I haven't actually measured)
My friend thinks it's about a 34" doorway, but we haven't measured. I'm thinking the ramp should be at least 40" wide so that the wheels for the walker won't slip off to the side as he's going through the door. I wish the transition/end strip was flush with the vinyl plank, but I don't know if that would be a big deal or not in the long run.
I was supposed to go to the big box stores today to find a new handle for the hot water in the shower, but my mother insisted she had to go with me-- of course she stayed up late & was not feeling well today so she said we will go tomorrow. Last time that happened, she kept saying "tomorrow" for two weeks. So, we'll see if she actually goes tomorrow. I was hoping to go by myself to make the trip faster. She's going to gripe about the lack of riding carts (or the riding carts sucking) & she's going to slow me down in the store & then question every option I come up with & drive me crazy. Then she'll probably spend 2 hours in Samsclub. LOL.
That's some powerful stuff. 
