A lot of equipment can be purchased online at reasonable cost, such as ramps that don’t need to be permanently installed. Creative individuals, like my courageous late husband who had post polio, can improvise with strong ropes when extra support is needed and think of minor physical adjustments, such as removing doors, including closet doors. Simple bed rails that slide under the mattress can make getting in and out of bed much easier. Power wheelchairs are a blessing, and, if you can afford it, a van-type car with a ramp that comes down from one of the sliding doors, can give a disabled person tremendous freedom to keep on driving and, later, keep on traveling in the van. He would go down the front door ramp and up the car ramp! These vans can be found used and also hold their value.
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A lot of equipment can be purchased online at reasonable cost, such as ramps that don’t need to be permanently installed. Creative individuals, like my courageous late husband who had post polio, can improvise with strong ropes when extra support is needed and think of minor physical adjustments, such as removing doors, including closet doors. Simple bed rails that slide under the mattress can make getting in and out of bed much easier. Power wheelchairs are a blessing, and, if you can afford it, a van-type car with a ramp that comes down from one of the sliding doors, can give a disabled person tremendous freedom to keep on driving and, later, keep on traveling in the van. He would go down the front door ramp and up the car ramp! These vans can be found used and also hold their value.
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