Hello all, Matt has been continuing to get stronger and has gotten to the point where it is taking 3 or 4 of us to get him up straight. His legs are pushing and pulling unevenly as we get him up so we are literally wrestling him up, he’s so strong now he’s getting where he can hurt someone as he tries to overpower us. This has been building for some time now along with all the verbalization. It puts allot of strain on Matthew too and he’s feeling allot of pain which is not a good thing. Spencer and I have seen this coming for a while and there is a piece of equipment that can make this whole part of the process easier on us and safer on Matt. The other good thing is with the right piece of equipment we can get Matt up on his feet daily and that’s the goal. Lisa could get him up without any help and the more he’s up, the more he can take over that function and move on to other things along with all the other benefits that go along with standing like moving towards getting him walking. The equipment we are looking for is called a “standing frame” and there are a few manufactures of this type of equipment. We are aggressively looking for one and are first pursuing a used standing frame which could save us a good amount of money. If anyone out there has a source of a used standing frame or knows of somewhere we could locate one at a discounted price it would be greatly appreciated. The sooner the better, it could alleviate allot of discomfort for Matt as well as us who are involved it his rehab treatment. If you have information or a contact, please sent me the lead with all the contact information. We know this type of equipment is often used and not needed after a period of time in a rehab situation and often winds up in a corner or shed somewhere and that’s what we are hoping to find.
Contact info:
Mario Ruiz
760 803 5124 -C
Thanks
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