Joe,
Can your son help at all with his upper arms?  Can he sit up at all, even
with assistance?  It is frustrating when you can't see someone.  Some
lifting devices are as simple as board to scoot across from bed to chair.
Have you been able to access an occupational therapist in your area?
Also, you can look at my homepage at
http://www.bv.net/~john/adaptassdaily.html
for a listing of companies you can get catalogs from for ideas.

Elizabeth Thiers, OTR
email: [log in to unmask]
homepage: http://www.bv.net/~john/bethsot1.html

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> From: JOE YOUNG <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Lifting child
> Date: Monday, January 25, 1999 5:46 PM
>
> Thanks Elizabeth.  It's hard to describe as I am a visual person and
would
> rather show Michael to you rather than describe him.  We need more room
in
> our house before we try anything like the lifts for wheelchair
> accessibility.
>
> I guess what I am really looking for is a picture of stuff that I could
> rebuild for myself.  I am a good carpenter and I have a good friend who
is a
> welder.  Between the two of us we have made a couple of things that have
> been helpful.
>
> Joe Young
> Remember that the Ark was built by amateurs and the Titanic was built by
> professionals.
>
> If man evolved from monkeys and apes, why do we still have
> monkeys and apes?
>
>