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Hi Amber, Have you considered a Director's chair? They are canvas and wood and the good ones are quite sturdy. Find some samples here: http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=director%27s+chair&id=E916F2FDE0E1B80EB590ECD9402C45502585152B&FORM=IQFRBA Steve On Jan 18, 2014, at 10:56 AM, Amber Novak wrote: > Hello and thank you for being out there on this list serve and reading this, > > I'm writing for advice finding solutions for some new problems my mother is facing. > > 1. portable chair: She has recently been unable to stand from the outdoor folding chair she uses to sit in when she paints with her weekly painting group. In the past she used a stool to sit on, then switched to a folding chair with actual arms (to push herself up with) when her symptoms began. But now that chair is no longer working for her because the seat is too low to the ground. I'm wondering if there is a portable chair on the market that people with Parkinson's have been happy with getting in and out of? Stable, high seat, real arm-rests (and not the flimsy fabric/metal chairs that are most popular these days), but will fit in the back of her car? Her painting group is very important to her, and I want he to be able to go out with them for as long as possible. All thoughts welcome and thank you. > > 2. phone receiver/ headset: She's having difficulty holding the phone to her ear. Has anyone else experienced this problem and found a headset device (for a landline phone - cell phone connections are not clear/loud enough for her) that is comfortable? > > 3. She's requested some sort of short walking stick (or collapsible foot-high stool that she could place her hands and push off from) to use to get herself up off the ground after petting the dog or doing her exercises on the floor. Does anything of this nature exist? Or ideas of what portable device is used for the purpose of rising from the floor? > > Thank you so much, for whatever thoughts and advice you have on any of these topics. > -Ambe > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn Steve from Brattleboro ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn