My mum has lost nearly all muscle in both of her legs. She has fallen a few times fairly seriously....once, she fractured her ankle and she has twisted her ankles & knees a few times now. She falls trying to get onto the toilet mostly, but she also has a hard time transferring from her scooter to the van seat (so much so that she chooses to just sit in her scooter whle we drive!) and from her scooter to her bed....into the shower.....onto the couch etc. I am wondering what others have done to solve this problem? She is OK when her husband is there to help pick her up or to help transfer her, but sometimes I have been helping mum and I am just not strong enough to hoist her up. We've been using a technique to shift her from her scooter to the van seat by using the back of her pants to help move her. I also want to know how people with ALS get dressed? What is the best method?
Any ideas? I just want to be able to help her more.
Any ideas? I just want to be able to help her more.