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    lift chair

    my power wheelchair has been great in permitting me to stand erect without assistance. however, am thinking of a lift chair for a little more comfort. would appreciate any info regarding source, cost, comfort, practicality, etc., and if it is really worth the trouble while considering the...
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    Power Wheelchair Guide from Team Gleason

    http://www.teamgleason.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Team-Gleason_wheelchair_web.pdf
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    Worried about the future

    Hi, yes I was doing better. Now, I’m so worried about the financial security of our family. Before this, we had a plan for retirement, college, etc. My husband earns almost twice what I make. How are we going to survive when he can’t work? And, how will we make it once he is gone? He has life...
    • Thomas933
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    • disability family financial insurance life life insurance medical power work worried
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Current caregivers
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    Help EMG results

    Hi Guys, First, I will start by apologizing for my bad English I am a 31 year old male who has had neurological symptoms in the last 5 months. It started with fasiculations and tightness in my left calf muscle. Soon after the fasiculations became widespread. I have them everywhere on my body...
    • kapper911
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    • atrophy emg emg results lyme mnd mri muscle neurologist power symptoms test tests
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    warning about power hoyer lift

    my hoyer lift stopped with me in the highest point. We had not bothered to find the Manuel override. It was not obvious and took research to figure out as the company is out of business and no online manual could be found . it was torture to get me down, but would have been unnecessary if we...
  6. jethro

    What is cause of pure balance in ALS?

    my ALS started with poore balance. i tripped, fell etc. no power loss at all. emng was ok, mri ok, nobody knew. to be honest after few years, they looked at few main muscles in 2016 which were ok. but i fell all the time. can it be: 1. certain group of muscles are affected, so balance is...
  7. Chincoteaguer

    Back home from hospital

    I apologize for the length of this post but I hope it might help others who have to take their PALS to the ER. We were in the hospital from Thursday morning until noon on Saturday. As I have posted previously the trip to the ER was recommended by our health care nurse based on a false oxygen...
    • Chincoteaguer
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    • allergies back bed breathing caregiver feeding feeding tube foot health hip hope insurance nurses oxygen power preparation problems travel trip
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: General discussion about ALS/MND
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    Like new Permobil F3 Wheelchair

    Permobil F3 power wheelchair with all the bells and whistles including cell phone holder, elevate feature and anything else you can think of. It even has the trilogy holder for the back. Probably only has 1 or 2 miles on it. Asking $2500, hoping someone close to Tulsa, Oklahoma may need it...
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    humidifier for Trilogy

    My husband, Frank, has a trach and uses the Trilogy with attached humidifier only at night. Saturday we lost power for 5 hours during the night. The Trilogy switched to battery but the humidifier was off due to loss of power. He claimed that he felt like his trachea felt like it was burning...
  10. swalker

    Time for a new wheelchair

    As many of you know, I have 4 wheelchairs, one of which has been funded by private insurance. The other three we bought used for particular purposes. The wheelchair funded by insurance is a Permobil C500s VS, which was ordered 4 years ago this month and arrived in January of 2015. It has over...
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