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2 Tips for Caregivers – Rolling a Patient Over and Using a Pull Sheet
Are you a caregiver? Here’s 2 tips that may make your life easier! Continue reading 2 Tips for Caregivers – Rolling a Patient Over and Using a Pull Sheet
Category: Living with a Paraplegic
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What’s new? Wheelchair dancing the Macarena – that’s what!
Wheelchair dancing the Macarena! Who says you can’t dance in a wheelchair? Paraplegic and wife enjoy dancing post-accident. Continue reading What’s new? Wheelchair dancing the Macarena – that’s what!
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5 years since THE call. The 5 Year Anniversary of my husband’s accident. We are grateful.
5 years post motorcycle accident: grateful to be alive, paraplegic counts the blessings. Continue reading 5 years since THE call. The 5 Year Anniversary of my husband’s accident. We are grateful.
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Adaptive Equipment: Paraplegic demonstrates chocks to stabilize wheelchair
Adaptive Equipment allows paraplegic to live as independently as possible. Here, he demonstration of chocks to make transferring safer. Continue reading Adaptive Equipment: Paraplegic demonstrates chocks to stabilize wheelchair
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Adaptive Equipment: The Grabber – Paraplegic demonstrates its uses
Paraplegic demonstrates adaptive tools for independent living. Paraplegics, disabled, elderly, wheelchair users. Continue reading Adaptive Equipment: The Grabber – Paraplegic demonstrates its uses
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Paraplegic demonstrates putting on and removing shoes.
Ever wonder how paraplegics get dressed? Putting on and removing shoes is part of a series of videos and posts to inspire and educate. Continue reading Paraplegic demonstrates putting on and removing shoes.
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Life as Paraplegic: Dancing The Git Up Dance Challenge
Wheelchair dancing! Yes, it’s a thing! After my husband’s accident, we found new ways to dance together. Here’s our video of The Git Up Challenge. We hope you enjoy! Continue reading Life as Paraplegic: Dancing The Git Up Dance Challenge
15 minute adaptive workout for home, office, airplane….
15 minute adaptive workout for wheelchair users, disabled, paraplegics. It works for able-bodied people who sit all day too! Continue reading 15 minute adaptive workout for home, office, airplane….
How to put sterile gloves on and how to remove them.
Avoiding germs and the corona virus is on everyone’s mind. Learn how to put on and remove sterile gloves. Continue reading How to put sterile gloves on and how to remove them.
The “joys” of transferring my husband from sub-acute to acute rehab.
My last post about my husband Arthur in rehab ended with “One way or the other, Arthur will be out of his current facility tomorrow.”
If only that statement were true.
Maybe our journey will help you navigate the medical system should you ever need to. Continue reading The “joys” of transferring my husband from sub-acute to acute rehab.
Angela DiCicco - The Italian Grandmama's Guide 