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@jimhd Jim you made me chuckle with your "We like to be prepared" summation. I know what you mean. I also know what Sunny meant when she mentioned how much of an effort it would be to travel given all the paraphernalia she would have to drag along. Nothing about our lives gets less complicated the older we get or the sicker we get. Linda does have her own set of stuff built up since the neuropathy took hold, but I just thought a picture of her sleeping arrangement would convey the complication factor the best. She is sleeping right now but knowing her she won't mind me showing it.

In the photo below you can see the covers are pulled back to the other side of the bed so you can see what all she sleeps on. You can see the foam cushion I told you about for her apnea, the fan on a small table (right side of photo) for her feet which she sticks out beyond that round cushion you see at the right, and all the various pillows and cushions, blue heating pad, etc. And she has never slept better since this was all put together in the last couple years (her bed looked much more normal before). But imagine trying to set something like this up wherever you are traveling. And just the dragging alone is something else. Thank goodness, in that way at least, she does not travel any more, although I'll deal with it in a heartbeat whenever she decides to travel again. We both really want for her to be able to go up to Hartford to see my mom and family after the pandemic is over, so I am not giving up hope that that will happen. On the other hand I'm having a hard time actually visualizing her "on the road again". We'll see I guess. Best, Hank

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Oh Hank, I wish you guys could get a Swedish Tempur-Pedic mattress with an adjustable base. It changed my life. I do however, have to sleep on medical grade sheep skin for my bony parts to prevent pressure sores. Believe me, it works! I think I 've shared that before. Warmest regards, Sunnyflower

Hank @jesfactsmon - The picture looks pretty close to the zero gravity position on my adjustable base bed. We recently bought a Ghostbed Split California King adjustable base bed (2 TwinXL Frames pushed together). The ZG (zero gravity) position is really comfortable and takes pressure off of the lower back. https://www.ghostbed.com/products/adjustable-base