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me and say that the patient had PlayDoh sets with all the tools. to finding more things we can do
missed her medication. That was She tells me what she wants me to together as she gets older.
my cue to check on things. When make, and I make it. Then we hold
I didn’t hear from the machine, I our new creations in front of the
was assured that Mom was doing phone for the other to inspect. The Give me a call if you
well enough to get to her meds. I most important part of a FaceTime need help with your
would set up her med cups in the PlayDoh Play Date is not the game
machine a couple times a month but the conversations we have technology – anything
and would set up the schedule while we play. I hear all about from email to smart
via a phone line. After that, it was her friends and teachers at pre-K, homes - and I’ll get
automatic - very handy and well her pets, her parents, all kinds
worth the money. of things that, if I don’t ask, she you plugged in.
may not think to mention. It’s not Technology can be
My favorite new technology is the same as being with her (can’t intimidating, but the
video calls. You see, my only get those heart-warming hugs),
grandchild, who is four, lives but it is a nice substitute between solutions provided are
about a thousand miles from me. visits. And I can even occupy her sure to make it worth
We have discovered that we can for a while so her mom can do a checking out.
have play dates via FaceTime on little housework or yoga in the
my phone. I set up my phone, one next room. We have developed
is set up for her, and we proceed a closer relationship because of
to play. We have matching video calling, and I look forward
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