A Tablet for my Dad, pls help me set this up for his special needs

9/21/2014 4:10:41 AM	A Tablet for my Dad, pls help me set this up for his special needs
autumnsmile Counce, TN 53, joined May. 2009	My Dad can't speak...He communicates via writting, however his hands have been broken many times and arthritis makes it painful and difficult.My Dad is a Vietnam Vetran with 'a multifaceted diagnosis'...He has cancer from agent orange, ptsd from his service, more than 1 form of dementia.My Dad CAN text though...So I bought him a tablet for the screen size due to his visual and physical limitations.I need to set this up so he can simply touch (I guess like an app) his screen and it automatically sets him up to email me.Hed need the same for each individual...but also, we need to limit who he can access...like I'm sure the fbi and federal marshals don't want to be contacted about 'Kkk vigilantes ' storming the nursing home,killing people, etc...I would like m to be able to type messages on his screen in order to talk with his doctors, nurses, fellow residents, etc..I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be hard to simplify it for him but I'm under so much stress and depression my brain is not working very well.Would anyone be interested in working with me on this? I mean there would be nothing in it for you...I'm not single, more broke than I will admit, and well, the return for your effort would truly be ...self satisfaction. Meet singles at DateHookup.dating, we're 100% free! Join now!
9/21/2014 6:39:51 AM	A Tablet for my Dad, pls help me set this up for his special needs
jamesmau7 Lehighton, PA 34, joined Sep. 2014	I hope you decide to go with android. Its more customizable. Damn I can't get a screen shot up here. But on android you just go into apps then widgets and you can set up a single button its very easy to set up contact but it may be harder to limit contact.
9/21/2014 9:40:59 AM	A Tablet for my Dad, pls help me set this up for his special needs
autumnsmile Counce, TN 53, joined May. 2009	Yep...it's a Sero 8.By Hisense....I'm so glad someone has responded but in a terrible fog.Lemme get my awake n ' my head on straight.God grant me the serenity to not flog my adult son at the moment lmao...I am tempted to return this one and choose another model.Maybe we can discuss that too.IM just trying to give my Dad the best quality of what life he has left.He wasn't expected to live last year but God love him he may be crazy and sick but by the Creator above he's a tenacious ol coot!
9/21/2014 10:09:25 AM	A Tablet for my Dad, pls help me set this up for his special needs
jamesmau7 Lehighton, PA 34, joined Sep. 2014	If you do decide to return it I would go with a Samsung tab 3 lite. They're around $130 at Wal-Mart. I don't think the hisense is a good one. If you touch and hold a button on android you can drop it to the trashcan. That will take it off of the desktop. Then you need to add contacts. That would be you and whoever you want him to contact. Then go into the app list. Click widgets. Find contact. Touch and hold. Put it where you want it on the desktop. Then it will ask you who you want the button to be for and you click which one you want. You can add multiple buttons for multiple people. As long as they are in contacts. Im just worried about the internet? Does anyone know about parental controls? You could lock things with parental controls but thats not a question for me.
9/21/2014 1:34:19 PM	A Tablet for my Dad, pls help me set this up for his special needs
tweek90 Morristown, NJ 27, joined Aug. 2014	You can always use Skype or some other messenger to keep a contract list to limit who he can reach. I second android it will be less costly and just as efficient. From my experience I've had better luck with android in the older crowd than ios. You might want something with a micro usb so you can get a standard charger anywhere. What are the size your looking for and cost?
9/21/2014 11:48:30 PM	A Tablet for my Dad, pls help me set this up for his special needs
deeptangoflyfre San Diego, CA 49, joined Jan. 2014	Sorry about what your father is going through. The NAVY has put some effort into this, the VA a little but not nearly enough. Humbolt university has some people who not only can help but people who you can talk to directly as well as your dad. It is all volunteers with some funds from the university so it is totally there yet but getting there. http://www.humboldt.edu/counseling/Self%20Help%20Apps.html Does your dad have a councilor at the VA? Get a hold of them and ask them to look into the PTSD apps and other relevant applications. I will find out the exact va # they need to use to find this. There is a lot available but they have not trained that many at the VA about it yet. Depending on what county you are in, there is usually one central repository for marking someone as a possible dementia caller. That means 911 operators to whoever won't come out with guns blazing if the person who notifies them misunderstands a tv show, for instance, as real life and calls 911 saying people are outside with guns. You could contact www.alz.org and ask who to contact for that. IMO, your dad's PTSD is all of ours. If we are for or not for the war, your dad was not the one who made the decision to start the fight. We all should do what we can for him, you and your family. Seriously, what he has gone through (and so many others) is not right but is a fact of our lives.
9/22/2014 7:26:56 AM	A Tablet for my Dad, pls help me set this up for his special needs
autumnsmile Counce, TN 53, joined May. 2009	I thank you for your suggestion and once things settle down I'll be talking w Humbolt.After I transfer Daddy here.Rt now I'm just dealing with the Guardianship and the competency hearing...which is in Texas.Putting one foot in front of the other trying to care for 3 very ill parents.Daddy will be going into a secure facility due to his mental health and while he can not help his behaviors is is also deadly dangerous.There are aspects of his care I don't expect you to understand.My goal's to give him the best quality of life I can whilst keeping everyone safe.That feeble looking old man can and will kill while he's hallucinating.It's not his fault.Its dementia.One thing you can do to avoid my father's fate is get help for any ptsd you may have and don't drink...One of my Dads most troubling dementias is alcaholic wet brain...He tried to drown his symptoms and damaged his brain.The alzheimers is hereditary and a 50/50 who will inherit it.Im learning so much.Painful, frightening and maddening things.Rt now I'm waiting for the pathology reports to find out how far the cancer has spread so I can make informed decisions on which disease has its way and kills my Dad.Me...I have to chose that.And there isn't one mf'er willing to stand and help my Dad.Theyve all thrown him away because he isn't convenient to understand that he can't help the things he has done or may do.Hes sick not evil.No compassion for what he's going through, what it must be like for a man who can't even screem and hallucinates that he is under fire.Anybody with any survival instincts would return fire.I damned sure would.No we can not control Daddy, keep him safe nor keep guns/ammo out of his hands.But the good news is he feels safer in a controlled environment.So I'm learning about these facilities and making plans to be there for him.Help him have the best quality of whatever life he may have left.Family that isn't supportive of him but wants to come with their hands out for his pittance of money can kiss my backside.His money will go on HIM and his care.Hes paid his dues.
9/22/2014 8:06:08 AM	A Tablet for my Dad, pls help me set this up for his special needs
autumnsmile Counce, TN 53, joined May. 2009	Sorry I went on a rant.Ive been through and far from finished walking through hell and trying to shield and protect.I've joined a support group which helps me understand a lot but sometimes I just can't bear going in there much.I mean things you'd never imagine were "normal in response to circumstance" feel more like losing your own mind.My Doc looked me directly in the eye and informed me I'm sane(while writing a prescription for hives from stress which then cover my entire body)...to which I asked suspiciously if she had any relatives to ever have dementia as I was certain she must be delussional.Lol!...Humbolt...That's where I believe one of the facilities of a level to care for Daddy locally is...I'm planning to visit there in the new future...I wanna see that it's a good place.What quality the care, sooo many questions.So many fears.So much guilt because there's no way I can "fix"Daddy.Id fight hand to hand to the death if I could conquire this disease.But rt now all I can do is my best to make life better for him.And somewhere in this find healing for myself.

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