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At 10:06 AM 2/23/99 -0800, Abi Murthy wrote: >Last week she fell down in the bathroom with Dad, when >she was helping him get up from the chair after his >bath. Dad was ok and Mom was hurting more than him, she >was more bruised and shaken than anything else. > >She obviously does not have/know any of the techniques to >help lift/assist someone. She is small (5ft, 120lb) and >Dad is about 6ft and has a large frame, eventhough he is >skinny now. Something that shows her how to help Dad get up >etc. with pictures would be good. A video would be >great. Abi, the National Parkinson Foundation's brochure that I commented upon last week,_Fitness Counts_ deals with caregivers assisting in lifting/transfering pwp's. What you want to look at is Chapter 7 "Care Partner Body Mechanics" pages 42-46. You can get a free copy of _Fitness Counts_ by 'phoneing the NPF at 1-800-327-4545 ------------ Sid Roberts 69/4 Youngstown,Ohio