On 7/11/2011 5:29 PM, Hell Toupee wrote:
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I checked out our local Goodwill. Goodwill loans out handicapped
assistance devices for free on a short-term loan basis. Everything from
canes and walkers to wheelchairs to shower chairs and raised toilet
seats. They accept donated items, disinfect and sanitize them, then loan
them out. So visit your local Goodwill's product rental facility and
inspect their shower chair inventory. When you find a likely-looking
model, note the specs then go out and buy one.

And by the way, a.h.r folks - if you ever have a handicapped assistance
device you no longer need, donate it to Goodwill. There are a lot of
people who will be very grateful that they can borrow it while they are
incapacitated or recuperating, instead of having to buy what they need.

I'll second that- and don't forget Salvation Army and the various local
charitable thrifts as well. They might not have lending closets, but
most stock and sell assistive items dirt cheap. When my father started
having to use a walker due to a 'routine' spinal operation that didn't
work out, we set him up with several walkers- one for house, one to keep
in car, and one where we added lawnmower wheels so it would work in
grass, at a fraction of the price of new.

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