Re: [QUAD-L] Drinking in bed

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I use it 2 gallon jug that sits on the floor and I hook up 2 rigid 1/8 straws and the top flexible 3/16 inch straw using the rubber tubing that is used on leg bags only a little smaller if I can get at medical supply store if not I use the regular size tubing.  I duct to my pillow.  I still have the same problem of it , dripping on me and sometimes hard to reach if not for perfectly positioned .  I would love to hear what is to what hear others ideas and how they accomplish.   I use the drink aid in my wheelchair.  It works very well, but because you can position the straw to reach your mouth, but can also drip at times.  I don't know if it can somehow be used in bed.  There is a holder for the glass that can be put anywhere. http://www.drink-aide.com/ Dana (C4-5, 31 years post, 51, KC) In a message dated 9/3/2005 11:13:34 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Paula's rooms for its Hi everyone I have a question, those of you like me, who cannot reach for a drink at night, what you do to stay hydrated throughout the night. I only have a PCA that comes in the morning for four hours, and a private PCA that comes for one hour to put me to bed at 9 p.m.. From 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. I am dependent on various people to give me a drink. And from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. I often get very thirsty. And I just bought a drink straw (J. A. M straw) for $47 hoping that it would solve the problem. Unfortunately I do not have enough movement to turn my head far enough so that I do not have to have the straw hanging straight down over my mouth, which means that it touches me whenever I moved my face -- rather annoying. It also has a very hard end which is not comfortable to grab hold of, and if I do take a drink I have to blow the water back up the straw so that it does not drip on my face. Do any of you have any suggestions? I live alone with two handicapped guys that have been with me fo! r 25 years. They are very good at helping me out, but this drink problem has me stifled. Looking forward to some awesome answers. Joan http://www.sammonspreston.com/Supply/Product.asp?Leaf_Id=1136       Shopping Cart  |   My Account  |   Customer Service          Outside the U.S. Click Here   Login / Register    Quick Order    Catalog Request    My Supply List    Contact Us    Help    Workshops Online Catalog Exercise Equipment Treatment Furniture Modalities Splinting Orthopedics Evaluation Rehab Supplies Sensory Motor Pediatrics Wheelchair Mobility Dining Bath & Toileting Aids of Daily Living Site Features Competitor Cross Search HCPCS Search Platinum Partners Electronic Literature New!  Order On Account Home > Cups & Drinking Aids >  Drinking Aids & Straws >  Reusable Drinking Straws Larger Photo Reusable Drinking Straws These 18" straws come in two varieties: flexible polyethylene and rigid Plexiglas®. The 1/8"- and 1/4"-diameter, rigid straws can be heated with a heat gun and reshaped as desired. The rigid, 1/4"-diameter straw is ideal for soups. The flexible polyethylene straw comes with a 3/16"-diameter hole. Latex free. Item# Quantity Description Notes Pricing 1130 Clear, Rigid 1/8" Hole, Pkg. of 10 Non-Returnable Product $17.49 1133 Flexible, 3/16" Hole, Pkg. of 10 Non-Returnable Product $7.49 1136 Clear, Rigid 1/4" Hole, Pkg. of 5 Non-Returnable Product $13.49 Home | Quick Order | Login / Register | View Cart | Catalog Request | Customer Service | How To Order | Workshops Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED]     Phone: 1-800-323-5547,     TDD: 1-800-325-1745,     Fax: 1-800-547-4333 Sammons Preston Rolyan.  Copyright© 2005 Patterson Medical Products