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My mother put my father pills in 3 small cup each a different color so he knows which one. She also fills a water bottle with straw, he drinks coffee all day from a urn using a travel mug with a lid,...

Congradulation. You deserve to brag.

My father is a C6 quad, my parents are looking to travel up to visit for the holiday's. My parents use a Hoyer to transfer my father. they occasionally use a sliding board. but perfer to use the...

Laura,

My father went to Helen hayes he was also on the vent at the time. I was not able to go visit at that time cause I had a infant sun. so I'm not sure what occured in that room. When he...

Danine,

I don't have a SCI but I do get Yeast infections - I found by taking Acidophilus pill (this is the active ingredent in yogurt) you can also eat yogurt. I can genrally avoid them. You...

I not sure how it is in NY, but my father was able to get help adapting his van through Vesid (spelling might be off). He took a class at rehab how to drive with them. 3 lessions in a rehab in NJ....

Thank you all in advance.

I am looking for options for my father (53 years old) he 2 years post complete C 6 quad. He has no finger movement, he is unable to transfer himself. Up until this a...

I have a child bryson age i could not imagine all he has been through and then to have a nurse tell you to not have people visit him. Expecially when family can't be there ever min. I know even with...

Sieg,

Thank you.

Thank you for your input. All these options have come up. I have offered to take my mother in but she want's to contintue her treatment where she is in her home town. I have discussed the...

Let me start out by saying I'm not sure if this is the correct location if not please move.

My father is 2 years post. C6/C7 complete 52 years old. Pressure sores from when he was hospitalized at...

thank you for your advise I will pass it on.

He has Brain Trama. I appreicate your assistance.

I am posting this question. A few weeks ago my cousin was injured in a skateboarding accident He's in a hospital in denver. He finally agreed to go to Craig. His family was told he had Cigna...

I was recently at a family gathering and my cousin friend little boy was watching my father drive my son around (19 months) this little kid was running around after my dad, and when my father stopped...

ami,

Over the pass year I have read of your experiance with Chad. I have shared them with my mom who is the caregiver for my father. Many of your post have made her go well I guess it's not...

- When your loading the van from your shopping trip, picking up the ramp that does not work and you turn around and there a guy there going I need one of those then I don't need to unload my cart. ...

Thank you bob. We know why he got the pressure sore. one he got when in the hospital. The one has been over a year and finally healing up. One he got waiting on his chair his rental rubbed in the...

Welcome to cure care. Think at this time things have to look up. Take some time for your self you'll burn out. Enjoy your small child there only little for a while.

I know with my father the...

Thank you, that is very help full this is what we were thinking just wanted to see if we were thinking along the right path.

Ami, Thank you. I know he's on Neurotonin. But not sure much cause not being there with them, so I try to find out as much as I can. Thank you again for everyone help.

My father is a complete c7 quad.

He is saying where his bed sores (below level of injury) are that he feels burrning. His one leg has more spasums then the other this leg my mom notices bruse...

I have a pit lab mix, she a big baby. It's not the dogs its the owners. Where I am we have a group called out of the pits. You can google them and find there page they spent alot of time educating...

I wanted to say I bought your book a when it first came out picked it up and at work to read and did not realize it was over hour had passed so I save it for a bussiness trip, It made my 8 hours on a...

Josh, this is a great website I sent it to my mother and she has found a number of helpful points. Also help that it is easier then most to navagate she actually been able to find the stuff I've told...

Sharon,
I wish you the best right now you might think I can't do this on my own, but soon you will realize that wait I had been doing it on my own, and it is easier with out the dead weight around....