Joan Anglin wrote:
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
Hi Joan,
I used to do Ironman qualifiers and always used camelbacks for staying
hydrated. The mouthpiece flows when you squeeze with your lips/teeth,
therefore it will not leak or flow unless you make it do so.
http://www.camelbak.com
good luck and happylaborday everybody,
Brian
