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smokeysmoo
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I'll check with my Sister and if she's not tried the BRC we'll give them a whirl.
Patient Transfer Advice
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smokeysmoo
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- Bolton, not very far from Nob End
She can manage being sat in a wheelchair, so yes @fossyant we can get her to the stairs.
The trouble with the stairlift though @tom73 is the seat is quite small and it's hard plastic so she's never felt great on it even when she could walk. We could put some non slip stuff on it and, for want of a more techy description, tie her on as well as the seatbelt, but I know she'd be very panicky.
The stairwell is good and wide so we can have people around her the whole way down, and it may well come to this but if there's a more dignified way I'd rather use that.
@fossyant also she couldn't get in a car but she'd go in a wheelchair adapted taxi, that's what we had to do for Dad's funeral last year.
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smokeysmoo
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Possibly, I'll check with my Sister to see if she's spoken to them.
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smokeysmoo
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Could be an option but can they be hired as I suspect they'd be quite pricey?
Levo-Lon
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Feeling unsafe is in her mind, you need to overcome that with her, plenty of support, and a few helpers will give her the feel safe confidence to manage the short journey down.
People with this condition often see things we don't, floor perception is skewed, feels like it's falling away to them, bit like vertigo.
So the fear is real to her..
People with this condition often see things we don't, floor perception is skewed, feels like it's falling away to them, bit like vertigo.
So the fear is real to her..
classic33
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Yes they can but don't try to use a carry chair without training it's not as simple as it look's and practice make perfect. But have moved 100's of people over the the years.
I'd go with the stairlift and some very gentle handling and lot's of support form people she trusts. Sit her down gentley wrap her in a blanket and strap her in and go slow on step at a time. It will be a lot more dignified than having to be moved in a carry chair. By people she's never met no matter how nice they are. With all the nice care in world it can still a bit of a hard time for the one in it.
Then use the wheel chair taxi again with people she knows going with her.
classic33
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Hire from £18 per day.
0800 9803473
https://globexevacuation.com/rental
If you're looking at one off usage.
0800 9803473
https://globexevacuation.com/rental
If you're looking at one off usage.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
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Stairlift and family to help. MIL now won't stand - main issues have been walking - too frightened to move just a short space, even with helpers.
Her dignity will be better kept with family I would think.
Her dignity will be better kept with family I would think.
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smokeysmoo
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Thanks everyone, all great advice which I'm sure will help us to get Mum sorted when she gets a moving date 
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
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My brother in law is 6'4" and my mother was not overweight. My sister went behind on the stairs and my BIL in front. They manhandled her down the stairs and she seemed quite happy with the arrangement. It wasn't fast or elegant but it worked perfectly well.
