The way I do it is after having the suppository put in while I'm in bed, my mom puts me on the hoyer, we make sure the sling is placed properly so that I'm comfortable, and then I just hang there, right over the bed with a plastic container (with a bag) underneath me. It's easier for my mom to do the dig-stim and the cleaning that way. I guess it's a good tip for vacationing, that gives you 1 less thing to carry.
Lissette Whitehead www.lissettesgoaltowalk.synthasite.com www.lwgripgloves.com To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Vacations Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:44:42 -0400 From: [email protected] ?? I must be thick as a brick how does that work? Peace be with you........ Nancy -----Original Message----- From: Lissette Whitehead <[email protected]> To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Cc: [email protected]; [email protected] Sent: Sat, Mar 13, 2010 11:46 pm Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] Vacations JUST A SMALL TIP WHICH MAYBE SOME OF YOU ALREADY KNOW OR FIGURED OUT, THE HOYER CAN SERVE AS A TOILET, THAT'S WHAT I USE, IT'S MORE COMFORTABLE FOR ME THAN THE COMODE, IT ALSO MAKES IT EASIER FOR MY MOM TO DO THE DIG STIM AND ALL. Lissette Whitehead www.lissettesgoaltowalk.synthasite.com www.lwgripgloves.com From: [email protected] Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:15:44 -0500 Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Vacations To: [email protected]; [email protected] CC: [email protected]; [email protected] Hoyers don't fold. The pole is secured to the base with a lock fastener. You can also remove the sling so that you have 3 pieces. Best Wishes In a message dated 3/12/2010 8:22:21 P.M. Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: I have the same Hoyer, but I'm not sure how well it folds up. I have some limited space underneath one of my bench seats, but I guess I need to try it out. I am thinking about going to a family reunion this summer, but if I go and take my mother along I'm going to have to look at renting a recreational vehicle big enough for the whole family that also has a lift. That will be difficult to find. Then again, I do remember someone at the VA having a recreational vehicle, maybe they would be willing to rent it to me for a week or two. As for showering, it's probably difficult to believe, but I don't shower during the winter at all. It's just too cold for me and I never end up warming up if I do so. I just have my PCA give me a really good bed baths and I wash my hair in a basin on my bed. If people would think I'm dirty, they would be completely wrong. Whenever I have been admitted to the hospital, I usually get a shower three times a week, but when I come back home it takes at least two or three bed baths to get back to my normal cleanliness. Sorry for writing so much, but I would also like to know about the bricks under the bed in hotel rooms. I have only traveled one time and in that particular case the disabled room was wonderful. That was, however, on a military base. I was able to use a spare bed that had the bottom completely opened up so my Hoyer could fit under it properly.Thanks for all this information. Q On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 2:34 PM, bob quinn <[email protected]> wrote: Hi Shell Bell, Travel has its challenges, but is do-able. Can be frustrating, but its worth it for the stories: Book: "Able To Travel - True Stories by and for People with disabilities" edited by Alison Walsh - definately inspiring to hear what others were able to accomplish, with many lessons and a lot of generally useful info. http://www.amazon.com/Able-Travel-Rough-Guide-Guides/dp/1858281105/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1268160872&sr=1-1 My Essential equipment: - Fold-up Shower Stool - Raised Toilet Seat (arm-less) - Sliding Board I always travel with someone to help me transfer and use my own van (haven't gone by plane yet and haven't rented a van ...though I know they are available for rent). Ideally I use my portable Hoyer lift though, since most hotels have blocks under the bed (so there is no "under"), and the shower chair requires a slideboard anyway. Here are some pointers: Fold-up shower chair: http://www.allegromedical.com//hospital-discharge-favorites-c5000/shower-chair-folding-shower-chair-w-back-p188763.html Raised Toilet Seat with Arms (but arms aren't conducive to slideboards): http://www.allegromedical.com/bathroom-assists-c517/locking-raised-toilet-seat-with-padded-armrests-p560734.html Raised Toilet Seat without Arms (varied heights) http://www.allegromedical.com/bathroom-assists-c517/2-4-6-contoured-tall-ette-elevated-toilet-seat-standard-and-elongated-styles-p192759.html Hoyer "Advance" portable Hoyer Lift (folds-up for transport): http://www.spinlife.com/Hoyer-Advance-H-Patient-Lift-Manual-Patient-Lift/spec.cfm?productID=81056 Freedom Wand: http://www.allegromedical.com/bathroom-assists-c517/the-freedom-wand-p559409.html hope that helps make for some more adventurous future spring breaks for you, bob At 11:17 PM 3/8/2010, [email protected] wrote: >Hi guys~ >It's spring break and I am still on campus... Long story short: I am a incomplete quad. but am independent. I wanted to go to the beach but didn't because: > >1. I don't have transportation (there is a bus system) >2. and mainly because in order to take a shower I need my shower chair. For those of you >who use one you know that's is not something an individual can pack up & take with you. > >When you travel or vacation how do you do it? I want/need to go to the beach. Do hotels have shower chairs available? Is it possible to rent vans? ( I have my licence to drive a van with hand controls) > >It will be 4 years since my accident and I have not been anywhere except Mom's, the Sleep Inn over Christmas break (that was a nightmare), and in a dorm room. >Please tell me how you guys go on vacation, where, how do you do it? If I am ever going to go it will be by myself. Have any of you pulled this off? > >I really need and would appreciate your input, I am tired of "feeling" alone and want to change. > >Thanks The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. Get started.= _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/210850552/direct/01/
