@tunared and @billchitwood This is what I love about this Caregiving community on Connect! The power of "group think" -- or is it "group answer"? I had totally forgotten about the riser for the toilet! Invaluable and I now recall that we went through about four iterations before we found the right one! Luckily I found a nonprofit that accepted used durable medical equipment and provided it free of charge to those who needed stuff. Unfortunately, they didn't make it through the pandemic, but I was so happy to be able to see so much of our equipment reused.

While we didn't have a lift chair, I did find a fully adjustable hospital bed to be invaluable, especially for fighting bed sores and transfers, etc. I still ended up with carpal tunnel in both wrists from all the repetitive lifting, but can't imagine what shape I'd be in without that bed.

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