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Easy Grip Cutlery
Easy Grip cutlery gives me dignity and independence at mealtimes. I have advanced MS and cannot use traditional cutlery. So many knives and forks have thin handles which I find very difficult to hold and manipulate. Transferring food from plate to mouth was a game of chance. Using traditional cutlery was definitely too embarrassing for […]
Manual wheelchair really does help me
A manual wheelchair can be a life-changing tool for managing limited mobility. Mine also helps me in a way I did not expect. I never thought a big advantage would be making my core muscles significantly stronger. I had assumed it would just be to stop me falling over and getting around more quickly and […]
Clever Bear mattress lifter
The Clever Bear mattress lifter is invaluable. It lifts the corner of a mattress over 17 cm above the bed frame so changing a sheet on a bed is much easier and simpler. If lifting up the corner of a mattress is difficult then you need to use this easy-to-use tool. Now bed making will […]
My Quickie Wheelchair
I bought a lightweight Quickie manual wheelchair in 2009 ‘cos of MS and foot drop. Me and Barby were going to St Petersburg for a week’s holiday and I knew that there was going to be too much walking for me. We were also aware that I would probably need to use one sometime in […]
MuSmate a walking aid for foot drop
I have had foot drop in my left leg since 2005. When the problem started to be an issue I discovered the MuSmate as a walking aid for foot drop. It stopped me dragging my toes along the ground and tripping me up. Without the mechanical elastic device called a MuSmate I could fall over […]
