Pamela,

Thanks again! You are very resourceful. It is amazing what love and
ingenuity can do.

Best,

Kathleen

On 7 May 2010 11:25, Pamela Clifton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Thank you! It really works for him. He doesn't have PD. He has CP from
> birth. My ex husband has PD. My ex suffers tremendously. My son is O.K.
> because the brain damage is static. It is awful when the disease progresses.
> The waterbed I stacked on 2 sets of drawers so I can dress my son at my
> armpit height. The water keeps shifting, which really helps me roll him to
> dress him. I keep him on his right side with long pillows so he doesn't have
> his spine pressing on the mattress all night. Someone suggested raising the
> knees as well as the head. It works great! We used to have a bed that did
> that. If you begin slipping down, take the remote and make the mattress flat
> again, then readjust. Best wishes to you and your mom! Pam
> On May 6, 2010, at 3:59 AM, Kathleen Cochran wrote:
>
> > Pamela,
> >
> > Your son's bed sounds amazing...I never would have thought of a water
> bed.
> > Thanks for letting me know about it.
> >
> > With best wishes to your son and you,
> >
> > Kathleen
> >
> >
> > On 5 May 2010 10:47, Pamela Clifton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> >> Dear Kathleen, I myself find hospital beds uncomfortable. My son is in a
> >> waterbed. The head does not go up, but the water moves around and
> provides a
> >> softer base for the bones, and you can use a pillow to build it up at
> the
> >> head. In the hospital, you can rent either a mattress overlay or a
> mattress
> >> with circulating air. They may provide it for free. A pump at the base
> of
> >> the bed  runs all the time and inflates the quadrants successively.
> People
> >> have used these mattresses while in a coma and actually woken up and
> been
> >> fine after months. My son used one of these and has never had a bedsore.
> I
> >> prefer the waterbed, but you can't have one in a rehab setting. Pam
> >> On May 4, 2010, at 12:24 PM, Kathleen Cochran wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hello all,
> >>>
> >>> This is a question about technology/equipment.
> >>>
> >>> My mother is about to begin hospice care and one thing my sister and I
> >>> assume she will need is a hospital bed.  Yet she has complained
> bitterly
> >>> about the hospital bed in the rehab where she is now staying. She just
> >> can't
> >>> seem to get comfortable. When the head of the bed is raised, she
> quickly
> >>> slides down and then it's a long wait for someone--two someones--to
> pull
> >> her
> >>> up. Her saving grace is a small down pillow that fits behind her neck
> and
> >> is
> >>> soft and supportive.
> >>>
> >>> I wonder if anyone has any tips or tricks that might address this
> issue.
> >>> Mary Ann, or others with nursing background?
> >>>
> >>> BTW, my mother is very weak and can't change position or get out of bed
> >>> without help.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>>
> >>> Kathleen
> >>>
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