I sit in the foam/air combo which keeps me more stable. the air is only in the back. this cushion is meant for people with or has had skin breakdown. I sat in a gel for 25 yrs with no problems and like you lori, was up for the whole day and yes, I had no problems until I got my new quatrum. the rep did not adjust the cushion flush to the back which allowed my cheeks to hang over the edge of the back of the cushion. I drive and yes I sit much higher. it's strange but I got use to it. my head is very close to the door post. i'm 5'2 with short arms and sit close to the steering wheel. had to be that way so I could reach everything! Happy Birthday Lori!!!
I would love to sit more "stable" as well as keeping my ischial tuberousities safe from further breakdown... especially having old battle wound on both of them. The Ride Design cushions seem to offer that. Along with breathing room down there. -----Original Message----- From: Lori Michaelson <lorilivin...@gmail.com> To: quad-list <quad-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Sat, Jul 30, 2016 3:30 pm Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Cushion question I have never had a problem with "pressure" no matter what Cushion I have used. Further, I never needed a "special" cushion until all of these rehab chairs that began to come out around 1999 came with seat plates rather than bucket seats. I digress, when I came home from rehab in 1980 in first Wheelchair [Everest and Jennings] it had a seat plate I sat up on a foam/gel cushion whereby I got a little sore on my tailbone. I did not have any problem with any wounds until they came out with these latest chairs. After my Everest and Jennings [of which I sat in for only 4 or 5 years) I had a wheelchair called a Fortress Scientific that I sat in for 14 years, 14 hours a day without shifting my weight, and it was just a very comfortable bucket seat with nothing underneath my butt except for a thick area of air which was below the seat part of the bucket seat. I never had one... single... skin breakdown over those 14 years. However, it is just another way for the people who come out with wheelchairs and cushions and all of that stuff to keep the money rolling in. Sorry to sound so cynical, but it is true. I was just encouraged [by someone on this list fairly recently] to try it since the Roho cushions have always had me weeble wobbling all over the place. I began using the Roho cushions after having a Stage III wound. I have not been able to try another kind [like the ride design cushions] but being held more stable and sitting lower to the ground. Instead of buying high-profile Roho question that always has to be "maintained" when I now do not have someone to maintain it. Except for faithful Tom Borcherding... the president of Roho. Which I can't thank him enough for! For the longest time I have been wanting to ask people on the list how they are able to see out of there van windows??? This is simply because ever since I have gotten one of the latest rehab power chairs (whether it be Permobil or Quantum which basically all sit at a high level because of the tilt features) and then have had to put a Roho Cushion on top of such a high sitting chair... I sit so high in my conversion vehicles (even with a 10 inch drop floor!) that I can't see anything except the road in front of me. I can't even see road signs. I am the passenger and no matter who my driver is... my chin is level with their forehead! I would love to sit more "stable" as well as keeping my ischial tuberousities safe from further breakdown... especially having old battle wound on both of them. The Ride Design cushions seem to offer that. Along with breathing room down there. ~Lori On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 9:42 PM, Larry Willis <lwillis82...@gmail.com> wrote: Hey guys. I am trying to get a new chair and cushion. My advisor wants me to get a new style cushion by Ride Designs. Any of you familiar with it? Take a look at ridedesigns.com and tell me what you think. I value your opinion. I currently use a roho. Thanks, Larry WILLIS Larry Willis Retired and proud of it Begin forwarded message: Resent-From: quad-list@eskimo.com From: Bobbie Humphreys <bobbiehumphre...@gmail.com> Date: July 27, 2016 at 2:39:21 PM EDT To: quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: [QUAD-L] Pens? I wanted to ask what kind of pens dose everybody use to write with? I'm looking for a retractable pen that I don't need to apply much or any pressure. Bobbie Smile Everyday -- "Petting, scratching and cuddling a dog could be soothing to the mind and heart and deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer." ~Dean Koontz
