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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 > >>> > >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>> 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 > >> > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn