![]() I have a supportive mom, who will travel with me when I need help. I have a good paying job, which allows me to afford bringing Kathy along. Look, I’m one of the lucky ones, and I’m well aware. I believe the Easterseals + Change for Balance duo gave one of the better presentations, and I made a number of new friends, but the experience was overshadowed by the inaccessibility of the hotel, and the fact that I had to skip time with my colleagues to go home. Knowing that my mom and Kathy were straining so hard literally just to roll me over to get me ready for the conference, we didn’t have the energy to continue for any time after the conference. I have a great deal of empathy for my caregivers. It was going to be a great trip!īut, I had to leave early. My mom was already fighting a strained back, this inconvenience certainly didn’t help – our four-night trip to Chicago, which included two days of a PRWeek conference, a night out with my coworkers, capped off by my first trip to an improv comedy show. Quite frankly, it’s the only way I get out of bed.īecause we couldn’t find a hotel that simply just had space underneath their beds, where the legs of the Hoyer lift could slide under – lifting and dropping me above the bed – I was stuck on the pullout couch.Īnd, as I mentioned, the pullout couch is literally only 2 feet above the ground. Why is that important? Well, there is this piece of equipment – a Hoyer lift – that can assist my helpers getting me in and out of bed. Unfortunately, all the hotels in Chicago we contacted have beds on “platforms,” meaning there is no space between the bottom of the bed and the floor. ![]() ![]() Getting in and out of bed, or in this case a pullout couch, could be easier. ![]() ![]() There I am, lying on a pullout couch and in the Hoyer lift ![]()
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