ShiftKicker
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- 06/2015
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- BC
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- Vancouver
Hello-
I am no longer procrastinating about getting special equipment and have decided to treat myself to a fancy electric lift recliner chair (OK, extended medical is going to foot most of it, but still...). I will not be using an ALS loaner, as I intend to donate what I have when I no longer need it.
I've done a search for past reference here- both Pride and Golden get mentions. As does La z Boy. Does anyone have opinions or recommendations for brand, model or any of the bells and whistles (massage, heat)?
A friend who works in the medical supply field thinks a separate heating pad is a better idea than an in-chair heat function, which makes sense, but maybe there's a chair out there that has something extra that you've found you can't do without?
My last concern- I have a cat and two dogs. When I told my mum I was getting a chair, she referred to it as a "pet guillotine". I won't go into who my mother is and how the world looks to her, but now I am worried. They are all lovable, but ill equipped to deal with moving parts and self preservation. Is this an actual issue? Is that just crazy?
Thanks- Fiona
I am no longer procrastinating about getting special equipment and have decided to treat myself to a fancy electric lift recliner chair (OK, extended medical is going to foot most of it, but still...). I will not be using an ALS loaner, as I intend to donate what I have when I no longer need it.
I've done a search for past reference here- both Pride and Golden get mentions. As does La z Boy. Does anyone have opinions or recommendations for brand, model or any of the bells and whistles (massage, heat)?
A friend who works in the medical supply field thinks a separate heating pad is a better idea than an in-chair heat function, which makes sense, but maybe there's a chair out there that has something extra that you've found you can't do without?
My last concern- I have a cat and two dogs. When I told my mum I was getting a chair, she referred to it as a "pet guillotine". I won't go into who my mother is and how the world looks to her, but now I am worried. They are all lovable, but ill equipped to deal with moving parts and self preservation. Is this an actual issue? Is that just crazy?
Thanks- Fiona