BK2011
Distinguished member
- Joined
- Aug 2, 2011
- Messages
- 201
- Reason
- PALS
- Diagnosis
- 06/2011
- Country
- US
- State
- Florida
- City
- Clearwater
Got approved for a VA Special Adaptive Housing grant. So looking forward, what will I need or better put, what will my wife need to make this manageable? Don't want to mess up the house too much, my wife has to live here after I'm gone and I don't want her to have to live in a "Handicapped House." I can pretty much suck it up and tolerate anything but I need to make this as easy as possible for my better half.
Right now I'm still getting myself around but I know those days are limited. Doors to bedroom and bathroom need to be wider to accommodate a PWC and a clumsy driver. Need ramp into the house front and back. Bathroom needs a remodel to make it more accessible both to the john and to make a roll in shower. But how much room do I need, my wife sure can't pick me up so she'll have to use a lift of some sort? Do I need a lift over the bed (kids will rib me about getting kinky)? I've seen pictures of portable I-beam like equipment that can go when I do. Or is a hoyer lift adequate to get me up and into a chair or into the bathroom? I think I need an electrician to upgrade the wiring to the master bedroom, when my wife plugs in an iron with the TV on and a light on, the CB pops. How much power does a BiPap pull? Should I consider a generator for standby electric power, we lose power sometimes with storms? What modifications would you recommend to the kitchen? VA rep recommended a new refer with water and ice dispenser on outside to make more accessible.
OK, you've got the general idea; CALS what else do you recommend I try and get done to make my wife's life easier? PALS, what do you find makes life easier?
Thank you all for your time!
BK
Right now I'm still getting myself around but I know those days are limited. Doors to bedroom and bathroom need to be wider to accommodate a PWC and a clumsy driver. Need ramp into the house front and back. Bathroom needs a remodel to make it more accessible both to the john and to make a roll in shower. But how much room do I need, my wife sure can't pick me up so she'll have to use a lift of some sort? Do I need a lift over the bed (kids will rib me about getting kinky)? I've seen pictures of portable I-beam like equipment that can go when I do. Or is a hoyer lift adequate to get me up and into a chair or into the bathroom? I think I need an electrician to upgrade the wiring to the master bedroom, when my wife plugs in an iron with the TV on and a light on, the CB pops. How much power does a BiPap pull? Should I consider a generator for standby electric power, we lose power sometimes with storms? What modifications would you recommend to the kitchen? VA rep recommended a new refer with water and ice dispenser on outside to make more accessible.
OK, you've got the general idea; CALS what else do you recommend I try and get done to make my wife's life easier? PALS, what do you find makes life easier?
Thank you all for your time!
BK