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<blockquote data-quote="Nancy" data-source="post: 69534" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>Marcie,</p><p></p><p>We had to deal with this with both my mom and dad and husband's mom. Mom was bedridden for seven years so we had a lot of figuring out to do. She had cerebellum degeneration which is very similar to Lou Gehrig's disease so she lost all ability to get around herself and even breath on her own.</p><p></p><p>I would take this in small steps but although it's painful you probably should start to make a plan so it doesn't hit tyou at once. If he has an electric wheelchair figure out where that will get him. Can it get him to the shower and then just help him to a stool inside the shower where he can shower with a hand held shower head? Are there modifications you can make in your home to allow the wheelchair in places he needss to go. </p><p></p><p>We had to move mom into the dining room and set that room up as her bedroom because we coulsd no longer get her up the stairs. We also got a lift that helped us lift her from the bed to the wheelchair. You can also get one of those lift chairs that lifts to a standing position and insurance will often cover it.</p><p></p><p>There are a lot of things on the marketplace that helps now that weren't there years ago. Get some ideas fromt he Internet.</p><p></p><p>I know you don't want to think about this but I know from our situation that it helped to have time to prepare somewhat.</p><p></p><p>Nancy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nancy, post: 69534, member: 59"] Marcie, We had to deal with this with both my mom and dad and husband's mom. Mom was bedridden for seven years so we had a lot of figuring out to do. She had cerebellum degeneration which is very similar to Lou Gehrig's disease so she lost all ability to get around herself and even breath on her own. I would take this in small steps but although it's painful you probably should start to make a plan so it doesn't hit tyou at once. If he has an electric wheelchair figure out where that will get him. Can it get him to the shower and then just help him to a stool inside the shower where he can shower with a hand held shower head? Are there modifications you can make in your home to allow the wheelchair in places he needss to go. We had to move mom into the dining room and set that room up as her bedroom because we coulsd no longer get her up the stairs. We also got a lift that helped us lift her from the bed to the wheelchair. You can also get one of those lift chairs that lifts to a standing position and insurance will often cover it. There are a lot of things on the marketplace that helps now that weren't there years ago. Get some ideas fromt he Internet. I know you don't want to think about this but I know from our situation that it helped to have time to prepare somewhat. Nancy [/QUOTE]
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