transfers

I'm embedding the video here to help CALS and PALS that my be a little fearful of using an electric hoist. They are all a bit different and slings attach differently, so you need to be trained to use your particular hoist correctly. We made a huge mistake in this video and I always wished I'd...

Oh boy! today I stayed home from work and my DH new wheelchair was delivered! He was so happy, and said it was very comfortable and he was very happy. took forever to get--3 months from when we started the paper work. I t is a good think that this was a replacement for his old one and not...

My wife PALS was no longer able to support herself and began to require help to transfer her from one location/device to another. My initial solution was to simply “bear hug” her during transfer. And while this initially fulfilled some kind of “manly” thing in me, the multitude of daily...

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...

Hi, This is my first post - have been lurking for some time reading all the great advice. Thank you all for holding this party and allowing others of us to join. My husband's ALS is fairly well progressed - he started with left arm weakness and slurred speech, and at this point has lost the...

Hi all you Pals! my husband is interested in getting a new chair and I was hoping to get some feedback from all of you who use one. He originally got an Invacare--but found it uncomfortable and difficult to use. so he bought himself a used Redman which is a standing chair. It is a great...

Does anyone else who has now lost the ability to use the bathroom alone have any words of wisdom? I live with my brother and sister-in-law and have a part-time caregiver but this issue is literally making me crazy. I worry constantly about when I have to go and who is around...people try to...

we have been using the ol generic upr right seat showerchair/toiletseat. It had always been a tight fit and now that transfers are difficult and honey cand adjust himself in the chair so I can clean and reach places I am thinking a recliening showerchair is needed. BUT I don't want to keep...

My PALS thinks we all might benefit from sharing our "day in the life" stories, that is, how does each PALS spend a typical day? If we share this information, maybe we can benefit from knowing some ways that other people manage their time. For example, here's our typical "day in the life"...

I'm so worried about my dad. My parents live in a second story condo. He was diagnosed with ALS 2.5 years ago. I immediately encouraged them to put their place on the market, but he was still walking well (his case began with loss of upper body strength), and plus this diagnosis was tough to...