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K.F. we have developed several 'tricks' that allow for me to move Jamie but things can sometimes get difficult. We are putting on an addition to our house for accessibility reasons. While I was in the shower one day, Jamie fell and the guys working on our house decided to get him up for me. After I got out of the shower they told me what had happened and the supreme difficulty they had getting him up. They wanted to know how I managed to pick him up off the floor (happens more than I care to share). The simple trick is to get him to his knees, have him support his upper body on a chair and then ask him to raise himself on one foot just high enough to wheel a wheelchair under him - it doesn't take much of a lift. Jamie is very impaired, yet able to move enough to facilitate the lift. If he can do it, I think almost everyone could. I'm not very big, but pretty strong from taking care of sheep all of these years and moving hay. My back is in good shape as well. As a consequence I have been able to handle just about any situation. If I can't, I call my son-in-law and he helps (my daughter and he live in our rental property in our back yard). It takes a village............... ---------- God bless Mary Ann (CG Jamie 65/25) . But the situation is reversed for you, a man is generally > heavier, so how do you move him about? Willpower? > > K. F. Etzold cg Carline ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn