and we all have parents, or even grandparents to take care of.
for the past few years, i have to order wheelchair, ramps, adult diapers and adult milk feed for her.
I dread the day I have to use these for myself too. :(
Caretakers of the old
That makes people like us, the generation of caretakers.
We have to take care of our elderly because they once took care of us as kids.
So I guess it's our turn to be grateful and help out.
one of the horrible thing being a caretaker is that it is really difficult to shop for and carry the bulky items from the shop to our homes.
and of course, the tedious effort to elderly-proof the home for old folks.
Heavy and bulk adult diapers or milk cartons
It's not just the wheelchairs or commodes that are bulky and troublesome to fold and carry home, you definitely need to pay for a taxi or moving services, these are quite tough to take on public transport.
It's all the nutritious milk feed like Jevity, Glucerna or Ensure Plus.
These milk feed are very heavy. If your senior citizen is drinking the powder form, where you can mix with warm water, then at least the powder form are lighter (you just have to add water at home), but the liquid form, with all the liquid included..... is really heavy.
Ensure plus is sooooo heavy.
Not shown in the above:- how heavy a carton of ensure plus can be.
And Tena adult diapers and etc, they are not heavy, but definitely bulky and super inconvenience to tug along from the retail shops all the way home...
And you definitely want to buy more than a carton, because it's not like a fun trip to go shopping for adult diapers on a daily or weekly basis right?
Adult diapers, Ensure milk or Glucerna Jevity delivered to your home
Anyway guess where did i find to buy all these medical and health care products?
Surprise. there is a local start up that does delivery.. for free!
Glad to be supporting fellow Singaporeans!
yeah! free delivery, as long as you hit $150 per cart.
which is really not that difficult since a lot of these milk and diapers are quite expensive.
Good news is these are cheaper at SeniorCare.com.sg too.
I saved a fair bit of money since their prices are cheaper than retail shops and competitors, and its no longer a hassle dragging these items back home too.....
Unfortunately, they do not accept cash on delivery, but I usually pay via bank transfer to their DBS bank account in Singapore, so its quite hassle-free
I even bought blood pressure monitors from them too, for myself to check on my blood pressure. its quite nice that they carry most of the models from Omron blood pressure devices.
These supplements are cheaper at there too, made in USA quality so you don't have to worry.
Chew Chor Meng is old too
You know, whenever I buy glucerna now, i feel sad too thinking about Chew Chor Meng.
He was TV idol last time, young and cute.
Now he is the spokesperson for Glucerna..... a milk product for the elderly (or at least the middle aged adult)
and have you seen the recent TV dramas he is acting in? The scriptwriters have been kind enough to incorporate wheelchair scenes for him, because he cannot stand or walk for long....
I guess both celebrities and me are growing old.
Thats the true about life.
Time and tide waits for no men (and women)
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