Angie & Jim

Yes/No Boardby Jim

I wanted to share a funny story from yesterday.  While we were sitting out on the back porch, Kay had a great idea: since Mom has a hard time speaking, especially when she’s tired, we made her a little board she can use to point to her answer of Yes or No.  I quickly made her this board and brought it out to test it with her.  Angie asked the sample question: “Do you know this guy sitting next to you?”  Referring to Dad, who was on her left.  Mom got a great big grin on her face and pointed to the No side.  That got a good laugh out of all of us outside with her.  Then as a follow-up question, Angie asked, “Do you like this guy next to you?”  And still smiling, she pointed to Yes.

Most of the time Mom is able to say a word or two when we ask her a question, but sometimes she just can’t vocalize, so the Yes/No board had been quite useful.

Mom’s Yes/No Board