transfers

We got a lift last weekend but have not used it yet. The folks that have been in--OT & a nurse- both say the lift shouldn't be used to transfer from a recliner to wheelchair and vise versa. That is what we want to use if for. We can get mom out of bed ok right now; what we need help on is...

We have become pros at avoiding denials of coverage for high-mobility DME (wheelchair, patient lift, hospital bed, slings, tilting shower chair, etc.). We have won all of our appeals for the equipment we need and now have high-level personal contacts with all DME decision-makers. Here are some...

We're having trouble. Mom not walking well at all. Really we just propel her and her legs move a little bit. Going to have to start using w/c more. We're having troubles with: 1) getting her into bed 2) pivots when she has to rise up and change direction, even if it's just to get into the...

Making time for yourself is a big deal for a CALS, between the difficulty in arranging it to the guilt you feel! I want to tell you CALS, it is SO important! Now, I have not done it as much as I should, but I do go out with friends at least once a month, and I just got back from a 4 day trip...

I am soon to lose my voice. I was on set in left hand to years ago. Can barely use my right hand now. Can stand for transfers. Will be evaluated in early May for eye gaze and voice technology. Before the appointment I have to choose which one I want. Would value input here from people who have...

My husband uses an Avap, a Sip N Puff, Can't Walk anymore, in a powerchiar all the time...transfers to the toilet but needs a great deal of help/bars, personal help, he has a special shower chiar with a back because his back is weak, has a feeding tube having two feedings and eating one still...

Will I be able to use my gait belt again after my diaphragm pacing surgery (DPS)? Maybe not at first, but I would like to think I could use one again after I am feeling better. I would like to hear from others who have had the surgery (or know of someone who has had the surgery) and are...

Will I be able to use my gait belt again after my diaphragm pacing surgery (DPS)? Maybe not at first, but I would like to think I could use one again after I am feeling better. I would like to hear from others who have had the surgery (or know of someone who has had the surgery) and are...

Below is a list of things that make my life better. Some I no longer use but were well worth it for a time. In no particular order, just as they occur to me as I wrote this. I've had ALS for nearly 3 years but wasn't diagnosed till 9 months ago. I am fortunate to keep getting my medical...

We reached a new situation today, it's been coming for a little while. My Pals doesn't want to go out anymore, not even to see his elderly parents and sister who live 40mins away by car. His mobility is failing but he can still do a few steps, enough to get in and out the car, transfers etc. He...