Thanks for sharing. Would you please share a pic of your Sure Hand Lift? I am
16 years post ( C6 C7 incomplete) & shoulders are wearing out. I had rotator
cuff surgery last year and the pain is so much better but need to protect them,
I don’t think I would make it through another rotator cuff surgery. Hated the
lack of independence & pure helplessness!!!
I just bought a brand new Honda Odyssey and had the easy lock installed to
laminate transferring in and out of my chair.
However I’m wondering if you have any issues with the electronic system? I only
had it a week and The gate belt broke on day two in my possession. Then I was
driving and got a transmission system warning. Drove directly to the Honda
dealership and he’s said it was riddled with over 500 errors. It’s currently
back with the company in town here who installed the easy lock system. There’s
still all kinds of issues. Currently they are talking with VMI about the
problems and trying to resolve them.
They didn’t give me my old Dodge van back but I have to limit where I go and
what I do because of transferring.
Thanks a lot for taking time to read this! Shelly
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On Thursday, October 13, 2022, 6:10 PM, Edward Tessier
<e...@artecopartners.com> wrote:
#yiv9681352413 P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;}In a recent post I mentioned
some of the products that have been essential to successfully living my life
as a quad (C5 –6, 38 years post surfing injury). I wanted to expand upon and
share my list with everybody. I think it would be really interesting to hear
everybody else's list as well.
Products that change my life:
Sure Hands Lift – – I'm still using the lift I bought 20 some years ago when
doing board and pivot transfers became too rough on me and my attendants. it
has never broken down and only needed a replacement battery once. nothing gets
me in and out of bed faster-- no Hoyer type sling. It also places me in exactly
the right spot in my wheelchair. I only wish they had a travel version.
Peristeen Bowel management program-- there is more about this my last post,
but basically it is made my bowel program faster, more dependable, easier on
my body, and easier on my attendants.
Dragon dictation system-- I use this every single day and if I didn't have it
I wouldn't be able to work, right creatively, keep up with friends, etc.
Ride wheelchair cushion – – I lost a year to pressure sores when every other
wheelchair cushion failed me. I tried EVERYTHING. The ride cushion ( which,
counterintuitively, is made of hard foam) is fully customized to each user. It
got me back in my wheelchair and back to work, spending time with my kids,
and enjoying life.
Alexa for smart home control-- turning on lights, controlling my bedroom fan,
calling attendants hands-free, listening to music, ordering groceries, etc.
etc. etc. it's amazing being able to do so many things by voice that once
forced me to constantly ask for help.
accessible minivan with EZ lock-- after my wheelchair and I fell off of an
old school van lift, the ability to just quickly roll up the ramp and into a
self locking tiedown was revolutionary. I take it too much for granted.
Fully tilting power wheelchair-- my Permobile 300's tilt function has
extended my functional time in my chair and made pressure relief much less of a
hassle. It's also been my most dependable wheelchair ever. It's going strong at
10 years and has never needed anything more than batteries and replacement
cushioning on my armrests.
Lithotripsy kidney stone removal-- like many quads I have chronic kidney
stones and this tech replaced difficult surgery. now, every 2 to 3 years, I go
for a cleaning and I'm up at around in a week.
iPhone/ iPad and Siri-- the touchscreen, and later the voice assistant,
changed everything about communication, making me much more productive at work.
apps made so many life management tasks incredibly easier-- banking, shopping,
reading books, listening to books, tracking my kids, scheduling help, paying
bills, ordering meds, taking family pictures... couldn't we all go on and on
here?
Viagra and Ferticare vibrator-- getting erections and ejaculating aren't
required to have a lot of fun in bed, but they sure are nice.
wheelchair accessible RV by Newmar-- our first accessible RV was a DIY
project that mostly worked, but wasn't all that comfortable. Newmar's line of
wheelchair accessible RVs were designed from the ground up for comfort and ease
of use. they are by far the best product on the market. the family excursions
it enables have given me some of my favorite memories
thank goodness for these products and technology. I hope they stay on the
market forever. so, now it's your turn. WHAT IS YOUR LIST OF
CAN'T-LIVE-WITHOUT PRODUCTS?
Ed Tessier
