did you teach the dog to pull blankets? mine likes to go under cover and
usually pulls down with her, the little hog, i mean dog...
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I room & board with my caregiver but try not bothering her especially at
night.
Water Solution: I keep a round Britta water filter picture at bedside.
Inserted is the cut off tube from a new bedside urine bag.
Pills: Tape pain meds or anything else to end of tube.
Blanket: My service dog will pull them up or down. Fan & heater are on ECU.
I have a C5 injury requiring morning and go to bed care. I want a more
independent setting but this works temporarily as I told myself for 7 years.
For years I thought marriage was my solution but at 55 years old, never married
I do not think it is going to happen. I used to think a relationship with a
migrant would be a win win situation. Care for green card. Same situation as
marriage is I think it is not going to happen/ I have always heard 75% of
marriages are usually divorced with an SCI.
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From: Quadius [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 2:29 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: FW: [QUAD-L] How One Can live Alone
I have been living by myself for three or four years now. Similar to Mike, I
rely on an ECU and have quite a few things I can do while I am in bed. I sleep
on an air mattress now, but I used to have a lateral rotational mattress.
Since I have always slept on a specialty mattress, this wasn't a problem when I
decided to go it alone. My biggest concern was how to get medication when no
one was here. Well, having access to an ECU and a hospital bed which will move
up and down with that ECU, I only had to figure out how to get something to
hold the medication so I could get it when I wanted.
Well, I had an old microphone stand with a boom on it (like a piano boom),
which I purchased from RadioShack, so, using paper tape I managed to get one of
those plastic film covers affixed to the edge of the boom so that I could get
that with my tongue and let the medicine fall into my mouth.
In my particular case, however, I have a really good support system with very
trusted caregivers. I couldn't do it otherwise. I also have pretty good
neighbors around here, albeit they're not as good as my previous neighborhood.
Quadius
