Increasing trouble with ADLs - looking for disability aids, tools, advice
What tools do you use to help with daily acts of living if you struggle to bend over and to hold your body upright? i’m in a flare and things like looking through the clothes on the floor to find my wallet, putting dishes in the dishwasher, folding laundry while seated, and anything with bending or standing is triggering more symptoms than usual. more pain and more dysautonomia. i’m hoping this is just a summer flare but i’m worried i won’t be able to live independently if it isn’t. i use a wheelchair out of the house but not inside and i live with my parents when not at school right now. what do you guys do for this? I don’t think a grabber tool will help but I might try that though my grip strength is quite poor. Any other ideas? I feel like I’ve tried a lot of things before because I was diagnosed at age 4 and am now 22, and while I’ve always struggled with these symptoms and tasks my entire life, the bending over or leaning over is especially bad now.