[Laneco]

Jim,

I don't have any pictures to add (sorry) that express my idea, so hope I can draw a written picture for you.

When my father got sick, we planned for his access into and out of the house. Plus his needs within the house and others here have offered great suggestions regarding that. What we missed was access to the outdoors for him. He wanted to do a little light gardening.

If I could have done this, I would have extended the porch areas significantly and put in small raised garden beds at wheel chair height. He could have his tomatoes, his zucchini, flowers etc.

What we did was take care of his medical needs - house/bedroom/bathroom. We needed to take care of his ability to access some type of hobby, something he liked to do. If your wife has a hobby, try to build in a way for her do do her lobby for as long as she is able.

angela