For Sunshine: Happy Accessible House!

[stillstANNding]

Congratulations to Sunshine on her spanking new accessible house. When you are recovered come back and tell us about the move and how it’s working out. So glad that you eliminated the stairs!

Congratulations and be well.

Lots of chocolate,
ANN

[Virginia]

Happy, happy new house to you Sunshine! It might take just a little getting things in place, but remember to be patient and let others do. I am also glad you will no longer have to contend with stairs.

Please do not wear yourself out, and let us hear from you when you are back on line.

[Lazarus]

Congratulations!!!

[agate]

This is so exciting!

Of course we'd like to know all the details--what is going where, how you're getting around in your new space, and whether you know where things are yet--but take your time, rest up as needed, and post when you have a spare moment.

[Cherie]

Welcome home!

[stillstANNding]

Thanks to Moderator #7 for editing the title.

I found out we can edit titles ourselves by using the Go Advanced button.

ANN

[Jeanie Z]

:) I'm happy for you. Enjoy your new freedom. I hope you did not overdo it. Jeanie :)

[Earth Mother 2 Angels]

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((((((Sunshine)))))) ~

Congratulations on your new accessible home! It was quite the journey to create your new home, and I hope that it provides you with all you need to be safe and happy.

Looking forward to your update ~

Love & Light,



Rose

[ssusan]

Very exciting . Kudos to your persistence and determination!

[Sunshine]

Thank you all for your wonderful words!
We moved right on time. IT was grueling managing symptoms amidst the chaos. I increased Baclofen to 100 mg and that allowed a decrease of Tizanidine withno spasms.

The house works so well for handicapped. There are a couple of design glitches i didnt foresee, that could be fixed in the future after the old house sells.

The low counters and roll under the vanity are perfect, as is the shower, low sinks.
Wide passageways are a miracle.

Now that I can cook on low counters and stove, I realize I cant do it in a wheelchair. The food and spatters gets onto the chair, in crevices, on spokes from wet hands etc etc.

Same with brushing teeth in wheelchair. The debris gets on the chair.

So, I use a shower stool that I keep stantioned in two places in the kitchen and at the bathroom vanity, and I sit on that, with the wheelchair nearby to enable excursions from station to station

What do you do to keep debris off your seat, and your wheels?

[Earth Mother 2 Angels]

((((((Sunshine)))))) ~

Your new home sounds perfect for you!

Perhaps you could place a large towel, like a bath or beach towel, on your lap and over the sides of the wheelchair to catch splatters, water, food, etc. When you want to wheel around, lift the ends of the towel off the wheels and fold onto your lap. It might be worth a try.

Prayers that your infusion goes smoothly tomorrow.

Love & Light,



Rose

[Virginia]

Sunshine, so glad to see you posting again. If you have been reading you know our Cat is either in hospital or rehab (maybe by now). Anyway, she cooks quite a bit when at home and is wheelchair bound. She may have some good points for you to consider. Rose also possibly had something that might work with the beach towel. I hope so.

So glad the move went well and for the most part things seem to be the way you wanted with the exception of being splattered while cooking and doing things at bathroom sink.

You have been missed.

[Pegakafarmgirl]

Sunshine,, so thrilled for you,,I am with Rose,, towels,,, works with my rollator, and "Up/ Walker "

[agate]

I don't do much real cooking any more but am always sitting in my wheelchair, and while eating I spill things. The chair gets wiped down once in a while with a damp cloth, using Windex or a spray bottle filled with part vinegar, part water.

I've heard of people hosing down their wheelchairs but I don't have easy access to a hose.

Wipes work on the wheels.

The inflatable cushion has a removable cover on it that can be laundered but it cleans up pretty well just by being sponged off when there are spills.

A manual wheelchair probably isn't getting any dirtier than the rest of your furniture except for the wheels. Even the wheels aren't any dirtier than the soles of people's shoes.

[Sunshine]

Some fine bread crumbs got stuck in the seam between the vinyl covering of the arm rest and the metal surrounding it. I should’ve used can air to blow it out, like you do to clean up a computer keyboard. But, instead, i unfortunately tried to remove it with a fingernail, further embedding it in the seam. Lesson learned. Rookie, am I.

OMG re Cat. It will take days to catch up on all the events here in our lives.