Re: [QUAD-L] Cushion question
My feeling has always been if it ain't broke... On 7/29/2016 8:42 PM, Larry Willis 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 HumphreysDate: 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 This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. www.avast.com
Re: [QUAD-L] Cushion question
My bed is 20 years old and on it's last legs but all Medicare pays for is a crappy semi-electric thing. That would be a downgrade to my current bed. On 7/31/2016 2:56 PM, Bobbie Humphreys wrote: I got a band new Hill Rom hospital bed AND a Hill Rom hi tec alternating pressure mattress, the VERY best they have just this year. I've been having sores on my butt for 25 years or more. I've been in bed since Christmas and my wound is healed ... almost. But, I got 2 different sores since I've been in bed turning and on the supper duper mattress. I'm so ready to just get up and live. But I'm talking about getting up 3 days a week for just 7-8 hours per day. Bobbie Smile Everyday On Jul 30, 2016, at 10:03 PM, cviewe...@aol.com wrote: With pressure sores...you have to keep off it. Yes, stay in bed 24/7. I have been there, done that. It took 6 months to clear. I use a Roho and am pressure sore free now. Have someone check your bottom often. I used to have to go to the wound center every week until it cleared.For 6 months the only time I was off my butt was the day I went to the wound center. Never want to do that again. Rose In a message dated 7/30/2016 9:17:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, lwillis82...@gmail.com writes: I have had a pressure sore on my bottom for over ten years now. It refuses to heal. I got it during a hospital stay for an infection. I got a roho shortly thereafter. It healed other sores but not this one. I thought I would give this one a try. -- Forwarded message -- From: <cviewe...@aol.com> Date: Saturday, July 30, 2016 Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Cushion question To: lwillis82...@gmail.com Is your current Roho not working? I have used a Roho for more than 30 years and would be afraid to go to something else and possibly get a pressure sore. Rose In a message dated 7/29/2016 9:42:50 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, lwillis82...@gmail.com writes: 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 = This email has
Re: [QUAD-L] Cushion question
I s agree as well. I have mantle cell lymphoma, a cousin to leukemia. Diagnosed in 2013. By all studies, it could return in 3 yrs in which chemo will have no effect. There has been a pill that came out in 2014. If my body can't tolerate it, I'm done! So there comes a time in which we have to look at the quality of life!!! Dianna (still dealing with a stage 4 wound since last summer) I sooo agree with you Larry Bobbie Smile Everyday On Jul 31, 2016, at 4:32 PM, Larry Willis wrote: I know relieving all pressure is absolutely essential to healing a pressure sore. But I simply refuse to stay in bed for six months. I know it sounds awful negative, but I refuse to waste six months of life on a miserable bed stay. I'll soon be 65, and will be 45 years post next Sunday, Aug 7. Like Joan, I choose to roll the dice. Whatever the outcome, I'll live with it.or die with it. Regardless, I'll face this world with my ass in the saddle. Larry Willis -Original Message- From: Bobbie Humphreys To: Larry Willis Cc: quad-list Sent: Sun, Jul 31, 2016 8:33 pm Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Cushion question I sooo agree with you Larry Bobbie Smile Everyday On Jul 31, 2016, at 4:32 PM, Larry Willis wrote: I know relieving all pressure is absolutely essential to healing a pressure sore. But I simply refuse to stay in bed for six months. I know it sounds awful negative, but I refuse to waste six months of life on a miserable bed stay. I'll soon be 65, and will be 45 years post next Sunday, Aug 7. Like Joan, I choose to roll the dice. Whatever the outcome, I'll live with it.or die with it. Regardless, I'll face this world with my ass in the saddle. Larry Willis Larry Willis Retired and proud of it Begin forwarded message: From: Bobbie Humphreys Date: July 31, 2016 at 3:56:55 PM EDT To: cviewe...@aol.com Cc: lwillis82...@gmail.com, quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Cushion question I got a band new Hill Rom hospital bed AND a Hill Rom hi tec alternating pressure mattress, the VERY best they have just this year. I've been having sores on my butt for 25 years or more. I've been in bed since Christmas and my wound is healed ... almost. But, I got 2 different sores since I've been in bed turning and on the supper duper mattress. I'm so ready to just get up and live. But I'm talking about getting up 3 days a week for just 7-8 hours per day. Bobbie Smile Everyday On Jul 30, 2016, at 10:03 PM, cviewe...@aol.com wrote: With pressure sores...you have to keep off it. Yes, stay in bed 24/7. I have been there, done that. It took 6 months to clear. I use a Roho and am pressure sore free now. Have someone check your bottom often. I used to have to go to the wound center every week until it cleared.For 6 months the only time I was off my butt was the day I went to the wound center. Never want to do that again. Rose In a message dated 7/30/2016 9:17:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, lwillis82...@gmail.com writes: I have had a pressure sore on my bottom for over ten years now. It refuses to heal. I got it during a hospital stay for an infection. I got a roho shortly thereafter. It healed other sores but not this one. I thought I would give this one a try. -- Forwarded message ------ From: Date: Saturday, July 30, 2016 Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Cushion question To: lwillis82...@gmail.com Is your current Roho not working? I have used a Roho for more than 30 years and would be afraid to go to something else and possibly get a pressure sore. Rose In a message dated 7/29/2016 9:42:50 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, lwillis82...@gmail.com writes: 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 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 =
Re: [QUAD-L] Cushion question
I sooo agree with you Larry Bobbie Smile Everyday > On Jul 31, 2016, at 4:32 PM, Larry Willis wrote: > > I know relieving all pressure is absolutely essential to healing a pressure > sore. But I simply refuse to stay in bed for six months. I know it sounds > awful negative, but I refuse to waste six months of life on a miserable bed > stay. I'll soon be 65, and will be 45 years post next Sunday, Aug 7. Like > Joan, I choose to roll the dice. Whatever the outcome, I'll live with > it.or die with it. Regardless, I'll face this world with my ass in the > saddle. Larry Willis > > Larry Willis > Retired and proud of it > > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Bobbie Humphreys >> Date: July 31, 2016 at 3:56:55 PM EDT >> To: cviewe...@aol.com >> Cc: lwillis82...@gmail.com, quad-list@eskimo.com >> Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Cushion question >> >> I got a band new Hill Rom hospital bed AND a Hill Rom hi tec alternating >> pressure mattress, the VERY best they have just this year. >> I've been having sores on my butt for 25 years or more. >> I've been in bed since Christmas and my wound is healed ... almost. >> But, I got 2 different sores since I've been in bed turning and on the >> supper duper mattress. >> I'm so ready to just get up and live. But I'm talking about getting up 3 >> days a week for just 7-8 hours per day. >> Bobbie >> >> Smile Everyday >> >>> On Jul 30, 2016, at 10:03 PM, cviewe...@aol.com wrote: >>> >>> With pressure sores...you have to keep off it. Yes, stay in bed 24/7. I >>> have been there, done that. It took 6 months to clear. I use a Roho and am >>> pressure sore free now. >>> Have someone check your bottom often. I used to have to go to the wound >>> center every week until it cleared.For 6 months the only time I was off my >>> butt was the day I went to the wound center. Never want to do that again. >>> Rose >>> >>> In a message dated 7/30/2016 9:17:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >>> lwillis82...@gmail.com writes: >>> I have had a pressure sore on my bottom for over ten years now. It refuses >>> to heal. I got it during a hospital stay for an infection. I got a roho >>> shortly thereafter. It healed other sores but not this one. I thought I >>> would give this one a try. >>> >>> -- Forwarded message -- >>> From: >>> Date: Saturday, July 30, 2016 >>> Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Cushion question >>> To: lwillis82...@gmail.com >>> >>> >>> Is your current Roho not working? I have used a Roho for more than 30 years >>> and would be afraid to go to something else and possibly get a pressure >>> sore. Rose >>> >>> In a message dated 7/29/2016 9:42:50 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >>> lwillis82...@gmail.com writes: >>> 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 >>>> 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 >>> = >>>
Re: [QUAD-L] Cushion question
I got a band new Hill Rom hospital bed AND a Hill Rom hi tec alternating pressure mattress, the VERY best they have just this year. I've been having sores on my butt for 25 years or more. I've been in bed since Christmas and my wound is healed ... almost. But, I got 2 different sores since I've been in bed turning and on the supper duper mattress. I'm so ready to just get up and live. But I'm talking about getting up 3 days a week for just 7-8 hours per day. Bobbie Smile Everyday > On Jul 30, 2016, at 10:03 PM, cviewe...@aol.com wrote: > > With pressure sores...you have to keep off it. Yes, stay in bed 24/7. I have > been there, done that. It took 6 months to clear. I use a Roho and am > pressure sore free now. > Have someone check your bottom often. I used to have to go to the wound > center every week until it cleared.For 6 months the only time I was off my > butt was the day I went to the wound center. Never want to do that again. > Rose > > In a message dated 7/30/2016 9:17:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > lwillis82...@gmail.com writes: > I have had a pressure sore on my bottom for over ten years now. It refuses to > heal. I got it during a hospital stay for an infection. I got a roho shortly > thereafter. It healed other sores but not this one. I thought I would give > this one a try. > > -- Forwarded message -- > From: > Date: Saturday, July 30, 2016 > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Cushion question > To: lwillis82...@gmail.com > > > Is your current Roho not working? I have used a Roho for more than 30 years > and would be afraid to go to something else and possibly get a pressure sore. > Rose > > In a message dated 7/29/2016 9:42:50 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > lwillis82...@gmail.com writes: > 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 >> 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 > = >
RE: [QUAD-L] Cushion question
I think it's very important to remember that each of us is very different. We ask for opinions, and many times a solution or partial solution is found in the answers. However, because of our differences, sometimes it is not. 25 years ago I was bitten by a brown recluse spider. This was back before the destructiveness of their bite was widely known. The poison spread and tunneled throughout my right thigh and hip. It required extensive surgery, and took almost a year before we were done. As a result I had to learn to sit differently, which eventually led to a sore in my groin. Over the years we tried everything, staying in bed, roho cushion, wound vacuum, all ineffective in the long run. During eight years of that time I was unable to get insurance because I did not qualify for Social Security disability. After a particularly nasty flare up and six months in a sand bed, a very kind and generous plastic surgeon who treated me for years and charged me $25.00 a visit, said I had a couple of options. Continue treating this and doing all the preventive staying in bed etc. etc. which led to no life to speak of, or get up and start a life treating this wound. I made the decision to just deal with it. 17 years later I still have the wound, it has only flared up a couple of times but considering where it is located it is understandable. I go to wound care once a month, and we watch it like a hawk. For me it was the right decision, at 77 I know that my skin is becoming more fragile and I am glad for the years when I was able to fully live my life. Luckily I have been fortunate in having no other pressure sores that have ever developed into serious problems. I am not advocating my solution for anyone else, but I'm just putting it forth to point out that we are all different. Have a great day everyone, and enjoy the warm weather. From: cviewe...@aol.com [mailto:cviewe...@aol.com] Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2016 7:03 PM To: lwillis82...@gmail.com; quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Cushion question With pressure sores...you have to keep off it. Yes, stay in bed 24/7. I have been there, done that. It took 6 months to clear. I use a Roho and am pressure sore free now. Have someone check your bottom often. I used to have to go to the wound center every week until it cleared.For 6 months the only time I was off my butt was the day I went to the wound center. Never want to do that again. Rose In a message dated 7/30/2016 9:17:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, <mailto:lwillis82...@gmail.com> lwillis82...@gmail.com writes: I have had a pressure sore on my bottom for over ten years now. It refuses to heal. I got it during a hospital stay for an infection. I got a roho shortly thereafter. It healed other sores but not this one. I thought I would give this one a try. -- Forwarded message -- From: < <mailto:cviewe...@aol.com> cviewe...@aol.com> Date: Saturday, July 30, 2016 Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Cushion question To: <mailto:lwillis82...@gmail.com> lwillis82...@gmail.com Is your current Roho not working? I have used a Roho for more than 30 years and would be afraid to go to something else and possibly get a pressure sore. Rose In a message dated 7/29/2016 9:42:50 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, lwillis82...@gmail.com writes: 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 <http://ridedesigns.com/> 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 =
Re: [QUAD-L] Cushion question
With pressure sores...you have to keep off it. Yes, stay in bed 24/7. I have been there, done that. It took 6 months to clear. I use a Roho and am pressure sore free now. Have someone check your bottom often. I used to have to go to the wound center every week until it cleared.For 6 months the only time I was off my butt was the day I went to the wound center. Never want to do that again. Rose In a message dated 7/30/2016 9:17:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, lwillis82...@gmail.com writes: I have had a pressure sore on my bottom for over ten years now. It refuses to heal. I got it during a hospital stay for an infection. I got a roho shortly thereafter. It healed other sores but not this one. I thought I would give this one a try. -- Forwarded message -- From: <_Cviewer62@aol.com_ (mailto:cviewe...@aol.com) > Date: Saturday, July 30, 2016 Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Cushion question To: _lwillis82153@gmail.com_ (mailto:lwillis82...@gmail.com) Is your current Roho not working? I have used a Roho for more than 30 years and would be afraid to go to something else and possibly get a pressure sore. Rose In a message dated 7/29/2016 9:42:50 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, _lwillis82153@gmail.com_ (javascript:_e({},'cvml','lwillis82...@gmail.com');) writes: 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_ (http://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_ (javascript:_e({},'cvml','quad-list@eskimo.com');) From: Bobbie Humphreys <_bobbiehumphreys7@gmail.com_ (javascript:_e({},'cvml','bobbiehumphre...@gmail.com');) > Date: July 27, 2016 at 2:39:21 PM EDT To: _quad-list@eskimo.com_ (javascript:_e({},'cvml','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 =
Re: [QUAD-L] Cushion question
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 To: quad-list 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 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 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
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 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 > *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
Re: [QUAD-L] Cushion question
Contour seats have to be designed to fit you. If it's meant to fit everyone it will just cause you more problems. I personally need a seat that reclines and can tilt in space. I do know it's possible to get Contour seats that can do this. Car seats are made to recline an automotive manufacturers have been studying the way people sit for a long time much longer then wheelchair manufacturers. I'm absolutely certain that Contour seats can be made to fit into wheelchairs without risking sores. I get a little upset when I get into a car seat that is more comfortable then my wheelchair and reclines electrically yet nothing like it is available in a wheelchair. Let's face it a Roho seat maybe the height of comfort in wheelchairs but it looks like crap. I think it's about time some wheelchairs had a little bit more Style. Best wishes to all John Original message From: greg Date: 07/30/2016 12:04 PM (GMT-05:00) To: quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Cushion question I have always gone back to Roho after trying a new cushion. I'm sure there will be a better one sometime. I like the contour part. But, I worry every butt is a different shape and size. If it curves where you don't, could cause an issue. though if it fits good, might as well try it. Greg > 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 WillisRetired and proud of it > > > Begin forwarded message: > > >> Resent-From: quad-list@eskimo.com >> From: Bobbie Humphreys 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
Re: [QUAD-L] Cushion question
I currently have a stage 4 wound and NSN (national seating & mobility) put me on a Roho Hybrid Elite which is foam/air combo but they suggested otherwise, try the Ride Designs by Java. So it must be a good cushion. Dianna I don't know much about any other seating other than ROHOI have been on them for 19 years now, when there has ever been a problem the team at Roho work with me to try and get it right. Dan H** On Saturday, July 30, 2016 11:04 AM, greg wrote: I have always gone back to Roho after trying a new cushion. I'm sure there will be a better one sometime. I like the contour part. But, I worry every butt is a different shape and size. If it curves where you don't, could cause an issue. though if it fits good, might as well try it. Greg > 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 WillisRetired and proud of it -Original Message- From: Danny Hearn To: greg ; quad-list Sent: Sat, Jul 30, 2016 12:39 pm Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Cushion question I don't know much about any other seating other than ROHOI have been on them for 19 years now, when there has ever been a problem the team at Roho work with me to try and get it right. Dan H** On Saturday, July 30, 2016 11:04 AM, greg wrote: I have always gone back to Roho after trying a new cushion. I'm sure there will be a better one sometime. I like the contour part. But, I worry every butt is a different shape and size. If it curves where you don't, could cause an issue. though if it fits good, might as well try it. Greg > 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 WillisRetired and proud of it > > > Begin forwarded message: > > >> Resent-From: quad-list@eskimo.com >> From: Bobbie Humphreys 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
Re: [QUAD-L] Cushion question
I don't know much about any other seating other than ROHOI have been on them for 19 years now, when there has ever been a problem the team at Roho work with me to try and get it right. Dan H** On Saturday, July 30, 2016 11:04 AM, greg wrote: #yiv4554099931 #yiv4554099931 --body{font-size:14pt;}#yiv4554099931 LI{display:list-item;margin:0.00in;}#yiv4554099931 p{display:block;margin:0.00in;}#yiv4554099931 body{}#yiv4554099931 I have always gone back to Roho after trying a new cushion. I'm sure there will be a better one sometime. I like the contour part. But, I worry every butt is a different shape and size. If it curves where you don't, could cause an issue. though if it fits good, might as well try it.Greg > 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 WillisRetired and proud > of it>>> Begin forwarded message: Resent-From: quad-list@eskimo.com>> > From: Bobbie Humphreys 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
Re: [QUAD-L] Cushion question
I have always gone back to Roho after trying a new cushion. I'm sure there will be a better one sometime. I like the contour part. But, I worry every butt is a different shape and size. If it curves where you don't, could cause an issue. though if it fits good, might as well try it. Greg > 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 WillisRetired and proud of it > > > Begin forwarded message: > > >> Resent-From: quad-list@eskimo.com >> From: Bobbie Humphreys 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