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    good slippers with solid sole?

    abbas child question re:lift Thank you abbaschild! We actually do use a lift for all transfers - the invacare one. But he still needs to stand at one point - i.e. in the morning we use the lift to get him out of bed and into transport chair (small non-motorized wheelchair) then we use a strap...
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    good slippers with solid sole?

    Thank you both for the suggestion! We actually have some of those socks but they're not enough at this point. He really can barely stand at all, with two of us holding him up(I don't want to think about what we'll do when he can't stand at all anymore - no more showers I guess?) He just needs...
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    good slippers with solid sole?

    I hope its okay to ost questions here but I think PALs will know best. I am a CALS (part time, well, full-time right now my dad is staying with me for eight days). He wears his slippers most days and we shower him once or twice a week. His massage therapist cleans his feet twice a week when she...
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    wheelchair on grass?

    Pepsiman, thank you. I think that's his chair - Permobil. I also Googled wheelchair umbrellas and of course there are several - why don't I think to google these things first? :smile: Thank you!
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    wheelchair on grass?

    Hi all, My dad has ALS, and is in what I've just seen referred to as the "locked in" stage. He is coming to stay with my family for 8 days while his wife (full-time caregiver) heads out of town. I think he uses the C 5000 wheelchair (? I'm trying to remember the logo on the side) Anyway its...
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    • age als back caregiver dad family ice kids locked in rig sad switch venting wheelchair wheelchairs
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    • Forum: People with ALS (PALS)
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    Stem Cell Fraudster - Unbelievable

    My dad did this "stem cell" treatment at huge expense - $40k per try, and I don't know how many times he tried it - at least twice. I don't know if this is the same man, my dad went to but it sounds like it. I don't think there is any point in showing this to him and his wife - they already know...
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    thank you re: advice; update

    I just had to amend my "until he stopped eating" to "when he was still able to eat"... that bothered me, its not as though he made a choice not to eat...but I don't know how to edit my posts yet!
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    thank you re: advice; update

    Thank you everyone who replied to my plea yesterday! (Intro/need advice). I saw dad and stepmom last night and they are already planning for the stay at my house. I guess I didn't give him much choice :-( Dad had a few questions about logistics and I do think that his concern was about...
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    • advice chair conversation coughing dad eating eyes family father heart hope hours kids life night planning questions reading scared story tobii trip update video wheelchair worried
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    • Forum: Current caregivers
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    intro / need advice (from PALS esp.)

    This is my first time here and I hope you can help! Intro: I’m a part time caregiver for my dad who was diagnosed January 2008. He is 66 years old and completely paralyzed now but can still move his head from side to side. He can make sounds but I cannot understand him anymore, and our...
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    • advice bed breathing caregiver communication conversation dad diagnosed family feeding feeding tube health help! hope info kids life pals paralyzed reading scared shaking shower tobii toileting vacation wanted work worried
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Current caregivers
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