Mobility Aids
Drive Medical Rollator Review: Months of Daily Use in Our Ohio Home
Lorraine Pettibone put the Drive Medical rollator to work around her Ohio ranch house for months. Here is what held up, what wobbled, and who should buy one.
How a seat on wheels got my husband walking to the end of the street again. A first-person story from Lorraine Pettibone.
Lorraine Pettibone put the Drive Medical rollator to work around her Ohio ranch house for months. Here is what held up, what wobbled, and who should buy one.
A practical comparison from a 71-year-old who tested both in her own home.
Practical notes from Lorraine Pettibone on mobility and safety at home.
How a seat on wheels got my husband walking to the end of the street again. A first-person story from Lorraine Pettibone.
Five practical steps from a 71-year-old who went from barely making it to the corner to walking a full mile with a Drive Medical rollator.
Six months with the Drive Medical rollator in our one-story ranch: what works, what wobbles, and what I wish someone had told us before we ordered.
Practical notes from months of daily use with the HoneyBull folding cane in a one-story Ohio home.
Practical notes from Lorraine Pettibone on choosing between a folding cane and a quad cane.
A folding cane does more than fit in a bag. Here is what I learned about mobility at home.
Practical notes from Lorraine Pettibone on mobility and safety at home, and the folding cane that ends up in her purse more days than not.
Lorraine Pettibone shares the five-step order that made her cane actually work for a sore hip: set the height, pick the right hand, walk heel to toe, take the stairs, and get up from chairs without grabbing air.
An honest, long-term look at the HoneyBull folding cane from a couple in their 70s, including the things nobody tells you before you buy.
Eighteen months of daily use in our tub-shower combo. Practical notes from Lorraine Pettibone on the Medline shower chair with padded armrests and back.
A practical, side-by-side look at two ways to make bathing safer, from someone who has tried both at home.
Lorraine Pettibone tested the Medline shower chair for six months in her own tub-shower combo. Here are the ten plain reasons it made bath time safer for her and her husband, Gene.
One tub, one knee, one careful afternoon. Lorraine Pettibone on the shower chair that got Gene back to a hot shower a week after surgery.
Five practical steps for showering after knee replacement surgery, tested in our own house during Gene's recovery.
Two years after Gene's knee replacement, we finally stopped guessing and bought a real shower chair. Here is what nobody tells you about living with one.
Lorraine Pettibone shares how the Lunderg Bed Assist Rail has held up through months of daily use in her Ohio home, and who should think twice before buying.
A practical comparison from a 71-year-old who tested both in her own home, with honest notes on where each one wins.
Ten practical reasons a bed assist rail earns its spot beside the bed, from a 71-year-old who uses one every morning.
How a simple bedside rail changed our nights. Practical notes from Lorraine Pettibone on mobility and safety at home.
Step-by-step notes from Lorraine Pettibone on getting out of bed with stiff joints using a Lunderg Bed Assist Rail, plus what to look for and what else helped in her own home.
Six weeks with the Lunderg bed rail in our bedroom. What helped, what didn't, and what I wish someone had told us before we ordered.
A long-term ZAYAD reacher grabber review from our one-story Ohio home: what it picks up, how it holds up, and where it falls short.
A practical comparison from Lorraine Pettibone, 71, who tested both tools in her one-story Ohio home with her husband Gene.
Why I keep a ZAYAD reacher in three rooms of my house, and the everyday moments it protects my knees and my balance.
How a 32-inch folding reacher ended my daily crouch-and-groan routine.
Practical notes from Lorraine Pettibone on using a reacher grabber at home, including what to look for, how to get the grip right, and what it can't do.
What nobody tells you about the ZAYAD reacher grabber: the parts that surprised me, the parts that frustrated me, and whether it earns a place in a house with two aging knees and one new knee.
Lorraine Pettibone put the Drive Medical rollator to work around her Ohio ranch house for months. Here is what held up, what wobbled, and who should buy one.
Six months with the Drive Medical rollator in our one-story ranch: what works, what wobbles, and what I wish someone had told us before we ordered.
Practical notes from months of daily use with the HoneyBull folding cane in a one-story Ohio home.
An honest, long-term look at the HoneyBull folding cane from a couple in their 70s, including the things nobody tells you before you buy.
Eighteen months of daily use in our tub-shower combo. Practical notes from Lorraine Pettibone on the Medline shower chair with padded armrests and back.
Two years after Gene's knee replacement, we finally stopped guessing and bought a real shower chair. Here is what nobody tells you about living with one.
Lorraine Pettibone shares how the Lunderg Bed Assist Rail has held up through months of daily use in her Ohio home, and who should think twice before buying.
Six weeks with the Lunderg bed rail in our bedroom. What helped, what didn't, and what I wish someone had told us before we ordered.
A long-term ZAYAD reacher grabber review from our one-story Ohio home: what it picks up, how it holds up, and where it falls short.
What nobody tells you about the ZAYAD reacher grabber: the parts that surprised me, the parts that frustrated me, and whether it earns a place in a house with two aging knees and one new knee.