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<blockquote data-quote="1 Day At a Time" data-source="post: 69527" data-attributes="member: 3704"><p>Marcie Mac,</p><p></p><p></p><p>My thoughts and prayers are with you and your SO. Sometimes, though, moving to using a wheelchair makes life a little easier. My difficult child periodically uses one and he is in much less pain when he does. We've made some simple changes around our house. When he needs to use the wheelchair, his bedroom moves downstairs and everything moves nearby to him. (That being said, our next house is going to be a one level house)</p><p></p><p>Occupational therapists and physical therapists are great at working with this sort of thing - and it's well worth the cost of a one time home visit by one. (They literally have thousands of tricks up their sleeves!) Your doctor may be able to prescribe this and your insurance usually will cover. Workarounds can be expensive and/or creative. For example, for the shower - the cadillac solution is the roll in shower with no threshold - but you can also use a shower chair as long as SO can make transfers.</p><p></p><p>Due to the Americans with Disabilities Act, public places have been forced to become accessible. Things are certainly not perfect for a wheelchair user, but they are much better here in the States than they have ever been before. You can purchase lifts to get the wheelchair into the truck - the Occupational Therapist (OT) or PT can tell you about them. Additionally, there are usually community groups who may actually build your ramp for you (here there is one called "Ramps for Champs") ; and some Habitat for Humanity groups do this as well. Again, a good Occupational Therapist (OT) can help you make these contacts.</p><p>I remember how disheartening it was for us when we bought difficult child his wheelchair, but after we reached out for help things got much easier. There are some pretty smart folks out there who know how to make using a wheelchair much, much easier.</p><p></p><p>Keep up the faith!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1 Day At a Time, post: 69527, member: 3704"] Marcie Mac, My thoughts and prayers are with you and your SO. Sometimes, though, moving to using a wheelchair makes life a little easier. My difficult child periodically uses one and he is in much less pain when he does. We've made some simple changes around our house. When he needs to use the wheelchair, his bedroom moves downstairs and everything moves nearby to him. (That being said, our next house is going to be a one level house) Occupational therapists and physical therapists are great at working with this sort of thing - and it's well worth the cost of a one time home visit by one. (They literally have thousands of tricks up their sleeves!) Your doctor may be able to prescribe this and your insurance usually will cover. Workarounds can be expensive and/or creative. For example, for the shower - the cadillac solution is the roll in shower with no threshold - but you can also use a shower chair as long as SO can make transfers. Due to the Americans with Disabilities Act, public places have been forced to become accessible. Things are certainly not perfect for a wheelchair user, but they are much better here in the States than they have ever been before. You can purchase lifts to get the wheelchair into the truck - the Occupational Therapist (OT) or PT can tell you about them. Additionally, there are usually community groups who may actually build your ramp for you (here there is one called "Ramps for Champs") ; and some Habitat for Humanity groups do this as well. Again, a good Occupational Therapist (OT) can help you make these contacts. I remember how disheartening it was for us when we bought difficult child his wheelchair, but after we reached out for help things got much easier. There are some pretty smart folks out there who know how to make using a wheelchair much, much easier. Keep up the faith! [/QUOTE]
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