I can sit in it but not recline. I do not sleep well and get up in the middle of the night to get in my recliner for two or three hours and then back to bed. My recliner helps relieve some of the symptoms of my Peripheral Neuropathy.
Husband in 80's, wife 70's. He is a retired Pharmacist and she a retired medical tech. Reason for leaving Assisted Living is because they have exhausted the benefits of their Long Term Care Insurance and the $10,000 monthly for both is not affordable. She will do the meal preparation for both of them when in their new apartment as long as she is physically able to do so. I am so glad that I have no limited time period or money limit with my Long Term Care Policy. They have been good neighbors and I will miss them and their little dog.
There was a power outage and the electric controls on my chair were disabled leaving me with my legs and feet elevated and no way to get out of the chair with my poor mobility. A staff member checking on residents came into my apartment to check on me and helped me get out of the chair. It was not a comfortable 90 minutes because of the position when the power went off.
Ouch! Whether there was actual pain or not, the sensation of being trapped can be painful. In the late 1990s, I fell in the shower at our main EMS station. It was a concrete shower and I hit the upper part of my back hard on the concrete, at my spine. It hurt, but I thought I was okay. I went home. The next morning, I woke up in bed on my back, and I couldn't move. It was such a helpless feeling. If I tried to lift myself out of bed on my left side or on my right side, the pain was so bad that it felt as if I physically could not move. I remained there for a long time, wondering the heck I was going to do. I lived alone, I couldn't reach my phone or my two-way radio. Since I just got off work, it was unlikely anyone was going to come looking for me anytime soon. Finally, I forced myself to roll off the bed onto the floor. The pain was horrible, but I was then able to get up. After walking for a bit, the pain subsided quite a bit, and I never did see a doctor about it. My point was the helpless feeling of being unable to get up. I thought I was paralyzed. It hurts thinking about it.
Lon, that had to be awful. Thank goodness someone came to check on you. Is it possible for you to get some kind of gadget so that you can call for help? You know, just in case you fall.
Yes Shirley---Every resident is given a electronic device that they have on a cord around their neck. Pushing a button on the device brings a care taker in minutes.
You probably did what most of us would do then Lon. I take it you took the device off before you decided to relax?