hoyer

Free stuff, you pay the shipping. Transfer Stand: this is a cool thing if you can still support your weight. Pals stands up and leans on it, the stand rotates and the pals sits down. my husband was using it until the very last day. Various Pillows: one is a bipap pillow that was never...

I think I'm at the point that I need to buy my own lift. Does anyone have a lift you are fond of or that is worked out well for you. I have a manual lift on loan from the loaner closet, but I'm able to buy one and free that up for the people who really need it. I've looked at Hoyer, direct...

Clinic went well. FVC improved a bit. Only lost four pounds - lots in my legs we can tell. They adjusted my wheelchair joystick turn radius to make it easier to drive. Ordered two switches for access to mode settings and power on my chair because of my right arm being weaker. And getting a pt to...

Last week, Patti and I went to the clinic and also met with our regional ALSA rep. Some good and some bad has come of this. The Good: People are cracking, and we're starting to get equipment and other needs fulfilled. Patti's power chair has finally been approved (only took 6 months of games...

I’ve slept quite comfortably in a hospital bed until about 6 weeks ago when I became very uncomfortable in the bed. My discomfort coincides with the loss of arm strength which makes it impossible to move in the bed. Being unable to transfer myself I rely on my wife to put me in bed with the...

We need to buy a pool lift to get me in and out of our pool. Do you think plastic seat or hoyer sling style is best? Anybody else do pool therapy?

My wife was diagnosed with ALS 2 years ago. It has been rather slow in progressing. She was using power scooters and going to move to a power wheelchair. We just got a hospital bed and are considering a Hoyer lift. Does anyone have any advice? We always seem to be behind the curve. She is...

I'm sure this will be Ron's last vacation since he's progressing so very very fast :cry: We had booked a cruise for next December but we will cancel that one. We decided on booking one sooner (think we booked in November after Ron's diagnosis). We will be leaving mid-April, travelling by plane...

Hi, All, I've been a member of the ALS Forums for a while and even posted a question or two. But this is the first time I've posted to this subforum. I'm the primary caretaker of a good friend of mine, Patti. She was official diagnosed in November 2013, and she's been living with me since...

I wanted to take a quick moment to reach out and say "hello" and to introduce myself. My name is Jim (60) and my wife's name is Darcey (59). Darcey is my PALS and first showed symptoms in November of 2012. Originally diagnosed and treated for CIDP for about a year, we became concerned that...