Friday, February 26, 2016

Equipment Needs

Marian's right wrist is her biggest problem other than her hip. It stays inflamed all of the time and the bones have now grown together. Meaning she can not move her wrist, it doesn't bend anymore, at all. They haven't told me if its permanent or not. I'm guessing by the way she said it and by the look on her face, that it is.

This has caused Mary problems moving herself around in her wheelchair. She really can't do it anymore without it causing her really bad pain. And it only adds to the inflammation. She really needs an electric chair. I found one online, I don't know much about this stuff, so I don't know if we could find one like it cheaper, but this is what I found...

Electric Wheelchair for Marian

If anyone knows of companies that will help with these, please let me know.
We got her wheelchair now through her insurance. It's a hand-me-down loaner that has a broken arm, and she has to give back after 10 months. It's one that she has to push herself in by turning the big wheels. It's too painful for her now. :(


I was also wondering about one of the walker things that has a seat. Her doctor wants her to walk when she can and since we never know when she will fall, that seems to be the best bet for getting her to feel confident in walking short distances again. Something like this...

Walker w/Seat for Marian



And then we found these gloves that are supposed to help...

Compression Gloves for Marian


And since her shoes hurt her foot and ankle (every pair we've tried of normal tennis shoes), we found these...

Shoes for Marian

I think since they won't touch her ankle and they provide a great support for her foot, they'd work wonders for her.


There are so many more things she needs to help her, like Good Grip Utensils, an Ergonomic Mouse for doing schoolwork on her laptop at school, a Wii to keep her active but in the safety of our livingroom where if she falls, she's one soft carpet and she has seating at her convenience, Thinsulate-lined terry cloth mitts, heating pads, moist heating pads, etc....All of these things would help her tremendously.




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