Equipment

April 3, 2011
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Time For A Switch

I have been using a bean switch for past nine or so months to access my computer. Bean switch requires that I physically press it to activate my computer, but for past few months my fingers have lost a lot of their strength thus making it hard for me to use my computer. The good [...]

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July 27, 2010
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My Computing System

Whenever my daughter wants something she just says “papa can you get ‘whatever she wants‘ for me in the box”. The box she is referring to is the box in which UPS delivers the goodies and she is asking me to order it online. This gives an idea that how important computer access is for [...]

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July 2, 2010
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Afternoon Nap

Today after a long time I had a nice afternoon nap. Until yesterday I could only sleep for about half an hour, but today i dozed off for two hours. I was more relaxed and energetic after today’s nap than ever before. What changed? Well yesterday I got a breathing device called BiPAP and it [...]

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July 8, 2009
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Assistive Software & Hardware

As part of preparing for future, I started exploring software and hardware solutions which can help me to use a computer after my hands give up. There are various tracking devices (mouse alternatives) available in the market. The one I’m looking at is a headmouse variety. You control the mouse pointer by moving you head. [...]

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June 20, 2009
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Hoyer Lift

One of the equipments needed as my disease progresses is a Hoyer lift. Hoyer lift helps my caregivers to transfer me safely say from wheelchair to bed. Without this it’s very hard to transfer and there is a high risk of fall too. So yesterday Hoyer lift was added to my ever expanding arsenal of [...]

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