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    Adventure!

    For the past 8 months my husband and I have planned to visit friends in Singapore, Cambodia, and Western Australia. MG’s PLS has progressed. He is walker dependent and extremely slow, and has resisted getting a wheelchair. He can eat but swallowing is slow. His speech varies but has been...
  2. cidkruser

    MND but not ALS?

    I was diagnosed with a form of MND (Distal Predominant Motor-Neuronopathy) at Mayo Clinic in June, 2002. I am now 56. I was told my illness was a "cousin" to ALS. It has slowly progressed to the point of me losing 75% of my hand function within the last year. I'm totally reliant on a rollator...
  3. dkcarl62

    Public bathroom tips, tricks?

    How to manage public handicap bathroom stalls? I can drive the scooter into the stall, but can't close the door! New at this - how to manage? Also, how to manage heavy bathroom doors. Why on earth does the door into a public restroom have to be heavy? If I have my walker instead of...
  4. dragonflydi

    Medical equipment, some for sale, some free near Buffalo NY

    FOR SALE: Fully electric hospital bed, head, feet, and the whole bed raise to protect the caregiver’s back while administering to the patient. $800 Voyager ceiling track lift system with 2 separate tracks. Battery operated and very easy on the caregiver. $1,500 Go Go Scooter, 3 wheeler and...
  5. dkcarl62

    Rate of decline?

    Hi all, I'm new to the group and "most likely" (neuros best guess) have PLS. Last year at this time I was still working full time. I was going to the gym on my lunch hour. My office was on the second floor so I was going up and down a flight of stairs twice a day. I was walking around the...
  6. A

    scooter/electric wheelchair

    Hi there, have a question. Has anybody already experience with the electric wheelchair Go-Chair M35? Thinking of buying one. thanks Arda
  7. O

    Power Chair Frustration

    At my most recent ALS Clinic appointment, my neuro and PT recommended a power chair. I explained that I would prefer a scooter that would break down to be transported in the trunk of a small car and learned that scooters are not covered by insurance--a convenience rather than medically...
  8. texastracy

    Keeping a cool seat

    I've searched all over the web and this site trying to get an answer to my question. How do you keep your butt cool sitting in a wheelchair all day. This has been a problem since I started with a scooter in November. My new chair has a roho cushion. It's supposed to have a air insert, but it...
  9. adozi

    Things I wish I'd known about earlier that make life easier with ALS

    Female urinal Check for medical equipment resources available (loan closets, AT4all, etc). There is a lot of used equipment out there, and you'll need money. Ventilators are portable. We can roll around with them. Get the wheelchair you'll need, NOT a scooter (as soon as possible, prescribed...
  10. texastracy

    Toileting and Traveling

    Found this today while looking for a hitch to pull a trailer with my scooter or power chair. :)
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