Help Required Please!

[Tim Marlow]

Hi Emma
hope you get something sorted out. Your father may have to adjust his expectations, but there is no reason why he should give up something he enjoys. Is he getting medical assistance? If so, the specialist or physio may have contacts as well.
cheers
Tim

[Tim Marlow]

PS, just out of interest, why Albatross?

[Guest]

PS, just out of interest, why Albatross?

It's his favourite Fleetwood Mac song

[Guest]

Hi Emma
hope you get something sorted out. Your father may have to adjust his expectations, but there is no reason why he should give up something he enjoys. Is he getting medical assistance? If so, the specialist or physio may have contacts as well.
cheers
Tim

Yes he's under several specialists at the moment. One has suggested joining a local model group so I've reached out to them

[Tim Marlow]

Hi Emma
Thanks for the reply ref the name. Your dad has excellent musical taste. I’ve always been a big Peter Green fan myself

[boatman]

YEA its one of my fav songs an emma I think it would help your dad to put his work on here be nice to see what he can do an no worryies if he thinks its not good as im not that brilliant at paintin either
chris

[Guest]

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I went with one of these as thought he could start small and if he can manage with that ok, we can go for one of the 'helping hands' after that. You can clamp this to a table and the 4 middle pins are moveable so good for odd-shaped models etc.

I also went with the blu-tac idea so got him a big pack of that. Thought it would be good for holding models or the tools while he's gluing or assembling something on the clamp.

Thank you all for the help and advice... I really appreciate it!

[Guest]

YEA its one of my fav songs an emma I think it would help your dad to put his work on here be nice to see what he can do an no worryies if he thinks its not good as im not that brilliant at paintin either
chris

I'm going to encourage him to come onto this forum.. maybe even talking about models with like-minded people would help him keep his interests - thanks

[boatman]

I'm going to encourage him to come onto this forum.. maybe even talking about models with like-minded people would help him keep his interests - thanks :smiling3:

HI Emma yes thats a good idea as the guys an gals on here are very nice people an I enjoy talkin to all the forum members at some time or other an to show my build as it helps to keep my mind ocuppired as hopefully it will your dad an he can look at others builds an comment on them my day hrs fly past when im on here in fact im on here to much an not enough building time but its so enjoyable to as you say talk to other like minded people
all best to you an your dad
chris

[Jack L]

Tell him not to lose hope either Emma, I know strokes are very individual, but my Mum had a major stroke, with full paralysis down her dominant right hand side. It took time, but she re-learned to walk, talk write, drive, use cutlery etc etc and is now back to her old self and doing pretty much everything she did before. Hopefully all the ideas above will only need to be a temporary solution! X

[Guest]

Emma, that would be great if he does come on here. Plenty of help and encouragement is what he needs.
Hope all goes well .

[Tim Marlow]

Hi Emma
looking forward to hearing from your Dad. It’s a good friendly crowd on here, and if he gets stuck with a build there’s enough creativity on here to help him get over the problem...good call on the vice as well, but I bet he uses the blue tac more often