Stair lift

[mathematics]

We are investing in a stair lift for the house and having it fitted hopefully next week as my husband's mobility is becoming worse. We have been looking at bungalows but anything decent is out of our price range. I feel so much more relieved as if my husband is having an exacerbation or bad day I feel so much happier as he can get up to bed in the evening. We are fortunate to have a downstairs toilet with a shower so we are all sorted if the worst happens. A few weeks ago he could not walk for about 3 days and it did scare us as that had never happened before also since that incident he is having to use a stick to walk distances now and has slowed up and finding stairs a problem. Well not anymore our house is MS proof and fairly flat no awkward steps getting in and out.

[DM0329]

OMG: So glad to hear that your primary residence is mostly flat. Because I am a divorced 56 yo woman with SPMS whose mobility is slowly getting worse, as is the nature of everything with MS right?

I inherited my family home upon the death of my father in 2008; however, it's a split level (ugh stairs to go upstairs where the bathroom and toilet and kitchen are) but I've done some preliminary research and do understand that the MS Society may help me if/when that time comes that I need a chair lift, too. But, honestly, it's my nasty neighbor who has a sump pump dumping water into his yard for over fifty years that has slowly ruined our side yard and our wooden poles on our outside deck, I've already asked the MS Society if they help installing French drains OR suing your neighbor LOL. Funny not funny.

Thanks for posting this as I'm sure many others will come alone too, as we can all relate to the progression of a "chair lift."

Be well.

😇🤞🙏

[mathematics in reply to DM0329]

Thank you hope you keep well too. Sorry to hear about your neighbours. Hope you can get help with a stair lift with MS society.

[Cwright170994 in reply to DM0329]

That's really horrible of your neighbour 😱! I hope the MS Society can give you more than enough help towards battling the damage its causing to your deck and/or getting the neighbour to pay, but I do think they definitely would help 🫂❤️.

[falalalala]

I'm glad he's getting help with the stairs.

[mathematics]

Thank you

[greaterexp]

That's great news about the stair lift! We had a neighbor offer to exchange houses with us a few years ago. Ours is one level, but though his has two levels, he has an elevator. We briefly thought about it, but who needs more room to clean?

Let us know what you both think about the lift.

[mathematics in reply to greaterexp]

Thank you we will.

[Cutefreckles72]

Having a stair lift is great to have especially when MS starts attacking the legs. It can be very difficult to stand, walk and lift your legs to go up and down stairs. Hope everything works out.

[mathematics in reply to Cutefreckles72]

Thanks its a relief

[Cwright170994]

🌟 thank you for making his everyday much easier now for your husband 🌟

I live in the UK, and so my council had one installed for me when I told my Occupational Therapist (council worker that comes to assess your home and adaptations needed) that I can't got downstairs by myself anymore. I also got grab rails in our bath/shower, ones at my front door, and then also a ramp at my front door so I can get my wheelchair out for when I'm out of the house and not able to use my husband's car because he's at work 🤷‍♀️ I'm not medically allowed to drive, and he's the only person that can fit my electric wheelchair in his car. But, I can get my electric wheelchair in and out of the house with no problems now for when I just need to nip to the corner shop! My husband loves the ramp and he had used my stairlift when he's been for a heavy drinking session (his last one was for his stag do, AKA as bachelor party, and the rest of the guys gave him shots 🙄😅 he doesn't usually drink, and the bottles of alcohol we got are usually untouched for a few years, so we're not alcoholics 🤣). But, we're both happy with what the council has put in for us! I'm happy that I'm able to get around the house easier and safer, and he's happy that he doesn't need to fret about me when he's at work!

[mathematics in reply to Cwright170994]

Glad you are doing ok and managing with help from these gadgets to keep mobile.

[bulldogman]

I just had a chair lift installed 3 months ago. The master bedroom is the only room on the second floor before I lived downstairs. It was nice to finally get upstairs after 9 years. I purchased a Stannah lift after my research that was the best one for me. It cost me installed $4650 money well spent wish I come of my wallet sooner. I can transfer from my wheelchair downstairs and into my upstairs chair. Mine was a straight staircase curved are expensive. I had no help financially I paid out of pocket. I would definitely recommend it Hope this helps.

[mathematics in reply to bulldogman]

Glad you found it a good investment. Our staircase is curved and narrow so it was not straight forward to do one. We also paid as my husband has deteriorated recently. He does not get what you call mobility in the UK yet as he was managing and able to work up till 2 years ago. However it is relief that it is being done and we don't have to move house etc.

[Mollyabigail]

Wonderful about your chair! What kind did you get? Mine is an Acorn. Both of us use it! An investment that is used every single day.

[mathematics in reply to Mollyabigail]

Yes the one we have ordered is an Acorn and I know it is going to be a great investment and peace of mind for the future thank you