I Wish My Mom and Dad Could Have Seen This

Stair Lift Chair AtThe Ready!

What happens when you live in a raised ranch and cannot get up and down the stairs? Well, until now -- just before Thanksgiving 2014 -- Grammie Ruth has needed the ambulance crew to help her to her car and back up the stairs whenever she has had an appointment. What a wonderful service by the Glenburn - Hudson crew!

As much as we have appreciated the ambulance people, neither Mom nor I have wanted to call them so that we could go on a joy ride or even to Church. We wanted in no way to abuse the privilege that we have enjoyed and for which we have been very thankful.

Now that the chair lifts are in place, we plan to go out just for the sake of going out. This is so liberating for Mom (and us) and she is looking forward to going to Church when the weather is good. You have probably heard me quote this verse many times -- Philippians 4:19. " And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus."

Giving the new Lift Chair a try

Mom is able to go with her walker to the head of the stairs and get into her chair with very little assistance. Marcia helped her. Once in, her chair turns to a 90 degree angle. There is a seat belt that she can use but she opted not to use it. She had tried the chair while the installer was here, but this was the first time to use it without a coach here to cheer us on. 

Approaching The Half Way Mark!

The chair operates by remote control or from a control on the arm of the chair. Mom wanted to try this for herself and she was able to manage her solo trip perfectly. For a woman who tried a snowmobile and a four-wheeler for the first time in her 80s, this was no big deal to master in her 90s! We are so proud of her. 

Waiting For Her Cane

If Mom had been going to the garage to get into her car, we would have changed chairs at the landing. Then the second chair would have gone to the garage level. We decided to only did one set of stairs for this initial run. And Gram decided to try transferring from one chair to the other. 

Transferring From One To The Other

We all decided to use her cane and have Marcia assist. I was on hand in case they needed me. It turned out I could operate the camera at will. Mom and Marcia had no problems at all. Mom's cane has four "feet" on the bottom and it is very stable. It was about 3 steps from one chair to the other. 

Mom went to the second chair. Good job, Mom! We didn't go to the next level because we had some cardboard boxes at the foot of the stairs for disposal. We were at the end of a long day and didn't want to move them. So we decided to go back to square one! 

The thing that touched my heart the most was Mom's thankfulness. Doesn't she look happy? 

Mom said she didn't believe that she would ever have something like this. At one point she said, "you know what? I wish my Mom and Dad and Lawrence (brother) and Iola (sister) could have seen this today". Well, Andrea was here in her mother's place today -- she was able to see it and try it out! I know that pleased Mom a lot.

"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning." James 1:17