[angie]

My son has SMA Type 2. My husband and I have been caring for our son for almost 20 years. We have traveled all over the world and my son also goes to college. Just from experience, if this lift is going to be in a permanent position, like your home, dorm, permanent residence, I would highly recommend a ceiling hoyer lift or a portable ceiling lift that would go over your bed. I know these can be expensive but absolutely worth it. It makes everything go faster and smoother for the caregiver and for the person needing care. I hear you that hospitals don’t always have lifts readily available. I guess in our experience if I call ahead of time and let everyone know that we need a lift, it has been there for us to use. When we travel, I call a home health care agency to rent a lift. I know again that can cost money, but I for the amount that we travel vs the amount of time that our son is at home and we use our ceiling hoyer lift it has been worth it to purchase the ceiling lift. This is just from our experience. Thanks!