Hamada has continued quite well since the last consultation at Lincoln. He sleeps a lot, managing to get up for lunch, with a little siesta in the afternoon. He then enjoys to read or watch some television in the afternoon and evenings. He loves looking across the meadow from our windows, now the snow has gone and Spring very slowly comes once again to the Village. We have managed with some great help from our dear Brother-In-Law to visit "Orchard End" for lovely meals or teatime treats, cooked so beautifully by my sister Jenny, how lucky we are to have them here. I have been looking and reading about other treatments for Hamada and will ask for a second opinion at our next clinic visit. Thank you, for the many mails of alternative ideas for further treatment. I will ask about all of these and perhaps the right time to implement them, should the consultants think they would be suitable for him. I must ensure there is nothing more that can be done for Hamada. He is very content with his 'quiet life' is in no pain when sitting still or lying - his medicament's cover that - which is a blessing, but he does struggle with pain on moving. It is very difficult now to get him in and out of the car and then so much of his precious energy is used up. We now look forward to the next visit in early March from our children - they do lift our spirits so.
Life is fragile but love is not....
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Totally practical suggestion - have you seen those swivelling cushions you can get for cars? It allows the person to sit down and then is easily rotated to turn them to face the right way. I am not sure where you get them but your local occupational therapy department might be able to help?
Thank you Roobeedoo, yes I will look into a 'special'swivelling cushion - we do carry a large silky cushion with us at all times - but it really is, the getting down low enough, not much strength to step up either (although a little easier in 4x4) but so much more difficult to sit low. Much better with another pair of strong arms.
Hope all is well with you.
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