Sunday, December 05, 1999
Lift chair can make standing easier
BY MARIE McCAIN
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Lacie Gross, 88, lives on her own with little assistance.
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A misstep took much of Lacie Gross' independence. But this 88-year-old widow is hoping a chair will give some of it back.
In 1997, Mrs. Gross suffered a fall that resulted in a broken right hip. As she recovered, she had to be cared for in a nursing home, but she was soon able to begin living on her own again with minimal assistance.
Nevertheless, much of this Gallatin County resident's mobility has not returned. She is plagued by severe arthritis that requires her to take two powerful medications.
She also has heart problems and uses a walker to balance her shaky steps.
A client of the Northern Kentucky Area Development District, Mrs. Gross receives visits from in-home helpers who assist her to bathe and care for herself, in addition to a weekly worker who helps her to clean her home.
“Sometimes my leg aches so badly,” she said. “It swells and it makes it hard to walk.”
Sitting and standing have also become extremely difficult for this mother of four and grandmother of “so many that she has lost count.”
Her wish is for a lift chair that will help her lower herself into a comfortable sitting position and ease her efforts to stand.
She wants to help pay for the chair but her monthly income is very low.
“I've seen pictures of them in a newspaper. I think that would help me a lot,” she said.
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