lindyazmn
Member
- Joined
- Dec 6, 2020
- Messages
- 10
- Reason
- Lost a loved one
- Diagnosis
- 05/2020
- Country
- US
- State
- AZ
- City
- Tucson
Hi everyone.
I am looking for advice on what sort of gadget to use for getting the hoyer sling behind my husband's back when he's in bed. (I searched the forum, but I may not be using correct search terms.)
My husband is now in hospice and this cruel disease is progressing so fast. (He was diagnosed in May.) I need to save my back, but I am also committed to helping my husband be as mobile as possible. We have a hoyer and use it multiple times per day with good results. The big issue is how to get the sling behind his back when we are getting him out of bed. (We have tried leaving the sling in place while he's in bed, but it's hot and scratchy.) We sit him up in the hospital bed, but I struggle to get the sling to slide between the squishy pressure pad and his back. He is unable to lean forward in bed or roll. It seems that sliding a rigid material between his back and the bed might create enough space to slide the sling in place, but I'd love to hear about solutions from the people who know.
Thanks everyone.
Lindy
I am looking for advice on what sort of gadget to use for getting the hoyer sling behind my husband's back when he's in bed. (I searched the forum, but I may not be using correct search terms.)
My husband is now in hospice and this cruel disease is progressing so fast. (He was diagnosed in May.) I need to save my back, but I am also committed to helping my husband be as mobile as possible. We have a hoyer and use it multiple times per day with good results. The big issue is how to get the sling behind his back when we are getting him out of bed. (We have tried leaving the sling in place while he's in bed, but it's hot and scratchy.) We sit him up in the hospital bed, but I struggle to get the sling to slide between the squishy pressure pad and his back. He is unable to lean forward in bed or roll. It seems that sliding a rigid material between his back and the bed might create enough space to slide the sling in place, but I'd love to hear about solutions from the people who know.
Thanks everyone.
Lindy