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Jeannie, I put what looks like hardwood floors in my new house, carpeting is only in bedrooms and computer room. It is much cleaner than wall to wall carpeting and easier to negotiate with my wheelchair, Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeannie Leroux" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 1:22 AM Subject: Non Skid Flooring > My husband, Gordon, has Parkinson's Disease, diagnosed in 1996. He is > presently in a rehabilitation center in a wheel chair, trying to get to > walk > again. He had a bladder and bowel blockage the beginning of May and went > to rehab > after four days in the hospital. His kidneys are functioning again, but > the > inactivity and extreme illness really brought him down. > We are redoing our kitchen and getting new floor coverings. We grow > dahlias and a lot of dirt comes in the kitchen door. I do not want > carpet as it > was so hard to try to keep clean. I was thinking of vinyl, but Gordie > sometimes goes stocking footed, so I am concerned about slipping. Has > anyone ever > solved this problem and can give me some help deciding what to do? Also, > does > anyone have a URL for the Parkinson's weighted spoons and forks? He is > not > sure they help, but I would like to know where to look for them. > Thank you for your help. > Jeannie Leroux > Everett WA > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn