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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