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Portable lift! Works excellent! Comfortable and supportive for pals and easy to use, no wear and tear on cals back and efficient and effective for transfer to wheelchair, bathrooming either on or over bedside commode and /or bathrooming while suspended in sling. Holds 440 pounds! We used...

With a heavy heart I write to tell you that my amazing husband Jim passed away on Monday June 23rd! He was 51 and our daughters are 23 and 21. We were married for 27 years! I will write more when I can! Thank you for helping, supporting, offering ideas and for your friendship!

Hospice started 2 months ago. Nice to have an RN to bounce ideas off. No help otherwise but feels comforting to have someone check in once a week. Jim still hasn't tried the massage they offer but based on your recommendations well give it a try! I would personally love it but they don't have...

Help! My pals has a very soft stool every three days. Uses miralax daily (adjusted to 1/2 capful), lots of h20, and glycerin suppositories on the third day. Weak diaphragm so difficulty pushing--using gait belt to add in that briefly. Should we use dulcolax supp instead (we'll check with our...

Shock--disbelief! I've read it but.... My pals fvc was measured (good force and tight lip seal the R t reported) 27% at clinic yesterday! It's been a rough few months of endless nights with no sleep! Breathing in sept was 68%! He can articulate but the diaphragm is weak so he's hoarse...

Found a Portable ceiling lift! Portable--no one at our clinic mentioned these! Always doing my homework heehee! Check it out! It has been wonderful for my pals---comfortable, supportive, no pain or discomfort, ease of transfer from bed to Pwc or Pwc to bedside commode! And a relief on my...

I am looking for a different option than the hoyer lift! Anyone try a wall mount system? One has an arm that extends out but looks like it only moves side to side in a very specific and limited range. Another has an 'elbow' type arm that seems more useable to line my pals up in bed or Pwc...

Lack of sleep attempting to get my pals comfortable has lit a fire of motivation to find the "right" low air loss alternating air pressure mattress? I've done my homework, also sent a msg to tillie, and read threads. We've tried 3 diff ones from the loan pool, we've had the roho for 4 years...

re: Pilonidal cyst and als question Whew...my first thread---question....my PALS was just Dx with a pilonidal cyst. Not abcessed at this point, but could be at anytime. It is located below his tailbone, is a tract or channel into the skin. Surgery involves cutting as far and deep (sorry to...