My PALS is bulbar---no speech at all, no use of right arm, limited of left arm and can walk with some assistance. I have hit a wall with what it takes to get her in bed and comfortable sitting. Long before her ALS she had hard time getting comfortable. She spends a lot of time on love seat...
Since registering here in 2012 I haven't posted anything.
My Grandfather was a Renaissance Man and an organized collector. I got the extreme end of both. Some would call it hoarding, but I prefer to think of myself as a professional repurposer. :)
My dad was never a very emotional person, so...
I'm having no luck finding a twin xl low voltage mattress pad. I've found twins, but not twin xl. Will a twin pad with elastic corners work? if so, can anyone point me in the right direction.
Yup, it's turning cold :)
Hi All, I really appreciate all your time and comments. I have mentioned my symptoms below, please forgive my English, as I am not good at it. I am 31 yr old male.
1. Upper back pain and neck pain started around June 2015 with numbness in right hand little finger and right leg little finger...
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weight loss
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We've given up on standing transfers and as of this weekend are now either sliding or using the lift. Tonight it struck me just how bloody difficult it will be once he's truely dead weight. OMG! Just rolling him over to get the sling off was a struggle (he weighs over 200lbs). At his last PCP...
As my pals is progressing so rapidly I am beyond frustrated at the treatment he has received at the Prescott VA. His less than a year old hospital bed and his less than two months old air mattress were not working correctly. It got to the point that his bed would raise and lower only and I...
I'm new here! I found this site because I'm trying to sell some of the abundance of medical equipment we accumulated while my Dad was sick. But, since I'm here...
My father's name is Mark T. Hoops. I'm not sure yet if it's unhealthy for me to use the present tense, but there will never be...
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I think my guy is having hot flashes. At night it's: go to sleep with French door wide open (low 50's at night) ceiling fan directly over him on high and sheet only just to his waist. Then it's cover him up to shoulder with sheet. Then it's add light blanket. Then it's turn off fan. Then it's...
My darling is starting to have quite a bit of trouble moving/turning over in the bed. Looking ahead, I asked about this during our clinic appointment and was told that no insurance will pay for an alternating air mattress until/unless pressure sores are present. I know the VA has different...