Comments on: 1o Things to Do While Waiting In a Doctor’s Office…. http://takingcareofthefolks.com/1o-things-to-do-while-waiting-in-a-doctors-office/ education~encouragement~engagement Sun, 01 Aug 2010 01:48:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: admin http://takingcareofthefolks.com/1o-things-to-do-while-waiting-in-a-doctors-office/comment-page-1/#comment-181 admin Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:37:40 +0000 http://takingcareofthefolks.com/?p=482#comment-181 Thanks, Kaye, I definitely agree with you about the laptop. I recently purchased one of the ePCs, I think they're called (they're tiny) and brought it to the hospital when my father had his angiograms. It was extremely helpful. Even when I wasn't connected to the internet, I could still write on my Wordpad and save it for later. Shelley Thanks, Kaye,

I definitely agree with you about the laptop. I recently purchased one of the ePCs, I think they’re called (they’re tiny) and brought it to the hospital when my father had his angiograms. It was extremely helpful. Even when I wasn’t connected to the internet, I could still write on my Wordpad and save it for later.

Shelley

]]> By: Kaye http://takingcareofthefolks.com/1o-things-to-do-while-waiting-in-a-doctors-office/comment-page-1/#comment-180 Kaye Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:29:20 +0000 http://takingcareofthefolks.com/?p=482#comment-180 What a great list! I especially agree with #6 for both a book AND a crossword puzzle book. I discovered in the ER in the middle of the night that I couldn't focus on the book even though it was one I was really interested in, but I could do the crossword puzzles. Go figure! It sure helped pass the time when I couldn't sleep and had no one to talk to. #14 is another of my favorites! I now take my iPod everywhere! I have great sermons, relaxing music - classical and praise and worship, and podcasts about caregiving, blogging, and real estate. Easy to store and easy to listen to. One other idea for a prolonged stay, such as when your loved one is in the hospital but not much is happening and you still need to work - a smaller laptop is great. The hospital my mom had to be in for tests for 2 days even had free wi-fi! She slept better knowing I was there, I was available to talk to all the different doctors and therapists, and I still was able to get plenty of work done. :) What a great list! I especially agree with #6 for both a book AND a crossword puzzle book. I discovered in the ER in the middle of the night that I couldn’t focus on the book even though it was one I was really interested in, but I could do the crossword puzzles. Go figure! It sure helped pass the time when I couldn’t sleep and had no one to talk to.

#14 is another of my favorites! I now take my iPod everywhere! I have great sermons, relaxing music – classical and praise and worship, and podcasts about caregiving, blogging, and real estate. Easy to store and easy to listen to.

One other idea for a prolonged stay, such as when your loved one is in the hospital but not much is happening and you still need to work – a smaller laptop is great. The hospital my mom had to be in for tests for 2 days even had free wi-fi! She slept better knowing I was there, I was available to talk to all the different doctors and therapists, and I still was able to get plenty of work done. :)

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