ThisPresentMoment
Distinguished member
- Joined
- May 30, 2018
- Messages
- 124
- Reason
- Lost a loved one
- Diagnosis
- 12/2017
- Country
- US
- State
- MN
- City
- Minneapolis
My Dad was diagnosed in Dec. 2017, with limb onset, starting with his hands / arms. Yesterday evening, he was unable to stand from his lift chair for the first time. My husband and I drove over and were able to get him out of it with the lift, (after a youtube troubleshooting video. It was our first time.) My Mom has her own physical limitations that don't allow her to use the lift.
His home care PT had recommended that he get up and walk (with a walker) throughout the day, basically a use it or lose it philosophy. He walks to the bathroom or to the counter to eat. By the end of the day, he's finding he doesn't have enough strength left to stand.
Does it make more sense at this point for him to conserve his strength and use it strictly for transfers? He can use his PWC where he has been walking. It might not buy us a lot of time, but the longer we can go without full time help, the better.
His home care PT had recommended that he get up and walk (with a walker) throughout the day, basically a use it or lose it philosophy. He walks to the bathroom or to the counter to eat. By the end of the day, he's finding he doesn't have enough strength left to stand.
Does it make more sense at this point for him to conserve his strength and use it strictly for transfers? He can use his PWC where he has been walking. It might not buy us a lot of time, but the longer we can go without full time help, the better.