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Suffering From Heart Disease, Parkinson, Dementia, Pneumonia. Unable To Lift Leg To Get On Bed. Any Steps Available?
My dad just got home from the hospital, he is 69yrs. old, he has heart disease and parkinsons and dementia and he had pneumonia and we almost lost him. He is still weak and my parents bed is high and he can't lift his legs to get in bed. He weighs close to 300lbs or did before. Are there steps to put beside the bed to assist him until they can get another bed?
Mon, 28 Oct 2013
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Sorry for your father's health problem! if your father is facing difficulty in coming up on the bed, you can put the metress on ground till you manage for another bed or you can put him on rocker chair, in my opinion the chair would be best, take care of your father, have good day.
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Sorry for your father's health problem! if your father is facing difficulty in coming up on the bed, you can put the metress on ground till you manage for another bed or you can put him on rocker chair, in my opinion the chair would be best, take care of your father, have good day.
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