Re: [QUAD-L] Drinking in bed

[Viamar64]

Hi Joan,           I use a microphone stand with an extension bar and have some plumbing straw attached to it with plastic ties, both bought at home depot.  My water jug sits on the floor and the mic stand is bent right at my mouth to get the straw anytime at night   Greg   c41991   www.3-7-12.com   In a message dated 9/4/2005 12:13:34 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 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