Re: [QUAD-L] Drinking in bed

[Greg]

I use something called a Camelback Backpack. It's a backpack that has a bladder that holds water. It has a flexable tube you use to drink through. You lightly bite the tip to open it and drink. Once you let go, it locks tight shut. It's a bladder that comes out and has a large cap. I fill it with ice water and put it back in the case. It stays cold almost all night. I clip the tube to my pillow. I do have to turn my head to get to it. I also have just a regular backpack that has the same bladder in it. I fill it up when we go out on  hot days. http://www.usoutdoorstore.com/backpack.htm On top click on "hydration small" or "hydration large" Or on  the bottom click on "Camelback   Greg   ----- Original Message ----- From: Joan Anglin To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 9:12 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] Drinking in bed 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 for 25 years. They are very good at helping me out, but this drink problem has me stifled. Looking forward to some awesome answers. Joan