My bedroom looks like a hospital took a dump and thats what came out. In a way it is sorta sexy if you like that Dr. Suess shelving with a lot of unmarked bottles filled with god knows what. I'm saving up to get an apartment that is just a bedroom with a shower. My apartment hasn't been repainted in 15 years, and has anyone else ever noticed how hard it is to move if your a quad? When I moved in here it was middle class. Now its an outlet for ex cons and people with emotional problems. I'm about the only one left in a wheelchair. Has anyone ever tried an "EASE CUSHION" wheelchair seating system. Do they really work?
john ----- Original Message ---- From: Lori Michaelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, December 8, 2007 4:55:46 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] Quadius_Beds and Our Bedrooms I am able to hide most all of my medical stuff in our walk-in closet--fortunately! Especially being female and wanting a bedroom to look like a bedroom and somewhat decorative as much as possible. But there are just things that we use every day and since my husband wants them all within hands reach (and most of all he is my savior who has saved me so many times regarding skin problems, avoiding me getting hurt by doing certain things himself rather than leaving them to an aide, etc. etc. etc.) there are numerous tubes of this, sprays of that, underpads and other things that just sit atop one of our chest of drawers and I am a shelf of a bookshelf. I also wish I could get into a normal bed (ESPCIALLY with my husband with his bed being right next to my hospital bed!) but my morning and evening care absolutely requires a hospital bed for not only the aides but for my husband as well when he helps me 97% of the time! Believe me... I know my body best after 28 years and my husband being an engineer... so it is not conducive at this time. Our goal is to move into our own home with a very large bedroom whereby I can have my hospital bed in it and we can have a king-sized bed in it and then have ceiling lifts installed. Haven't found the right house in the right location at the right price but we look daily! You, Quadius, have much more independence than I do so enjoy it! You and I talk off list on occasion so I see we have one other thing in common! Or at least hopes for these things. Lori C4/5 complete quad, 28 years post Tucson, AZ Quadius wrote: "Medical. My bedroom looks like a medical nightmare. I wish I could go to a normal bed, but it would be too hard on my PCA's. Not to mention that I love the freedom to be able to move my head up and down with the use of my ECU. I have come up with a way to take my medication in the morning by raising my head up and pulling down a film container which has my medication in it. I just don't want to lose my independence. I definitely would like to have a bed someone could lay on with me. Quadius" ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
