Our bedroom . . .

     Let's start the tour with the center of a bedroom - the bed.  We used to have a queen sized bed.  Then one day when I was stretching Jarrad, I put my hand on the foot board and heard a crack as it split from the frame.  Fun.  On a separate day but still stretching Jarrad, I heard the frame making ominous sounds so to buy a bed we went.  We got a king TempurPedic. Before "IT" happened, we had been talking about getting a new mattress set and up grading to a king.  The kids had been getting in bed with us and it was getting crowded.  We decided on the TempurPedic because it is very comfortable and also because the head and foot raise.  When we were in rehab, they STRONGLY recommended a hospital bed.  Probably because it can raise up (we did not, however, buy the TempurPedic frame but a cheaper version that had just as good reviews).  Now we have that ability and can sleep together.  Jarrad does not use the air mattress pad that we have and he has not had any pressure sores.  We bought the bed frame at an unfinished wood store and stained it ourselves.  Having a ramp and a dolly made it easy to bring everything in and a friend helped put the mirror on the dresser.  Jarrad has a small bed rail on his side of the bed that we bought from Wal-Mart.com on the advice of his home PT.  It has pockets on both sides to put stuff in and I velcroed it to the box spring.  I took a velcro wrap and attached the bed remote and his phone charger to the handle.  He refuses to use the bed to "sit up" but rather as support.  He doesn't want to get "lazy".  This bed has become a "couch" for us and we watched our Christmas Day movie in it. 

His side of the bed - Hmm, bedside stand.  The drawer is great because it pulls out and gives extra space.  I am looking for a different lamp.  Maybe one with a pull cord but haven't found anything that we like yet.  We have thought of getting wall sconces but haven't been seriously looking yet.  That is probably next on the list.  Cath cart, sliding board on the cube book shelf that holds stuff like meds.   The carpet was in the living room and we went looking for a carpet to put in the bed room for transfers (wood floor + pressure - traction=slipping chair).  Instead of finding one for the bedroom, we found a new one for the living room! 

I attached hooks to the side of his bedside table to hang his wrist splints and gripper on.  The gripper is awesome.  Because of his HO, he can't bend his hips so he uses that to help with his shoes.  He can also use it to grab his chair when it gets pushed into the corner. 
   He has a head lamp for when he needs to cath in the middle of the night.  Doesn't shine as bright and makes it easier for him to fall back to sleep. 
    I am sure that as he gets stronger, some of this stuff is going to not be needed but for right now, it is convenient for us.    I found a wooden tissue box for disposable gloves and he throws his wheeling gloves into a basket on the bookcase.  Ok, I throw them there.  And he is grateful because he always knows where they are!
   We never had a TV in our room before but when we first got home, he would get really tired around 7 or 8 and our room became our new living room.  We would hang out and watch TV.  For us, it was a really smart move and the kids love cuddling on the bed and watching movies.

   We did buy a bed (?) table kind of like they have in hospitals.  We thought it would be a good idea when we first got home so that Jarrad could stretch out on the bed but still have a "desk" if he needed one.  This is one of the things that I think will be the first to go.  Right now, it is there if we need it. 
    When we got the new bed, we also got new dressers - the other ones were the old fashioned kind with no sliders so were really hard to pull out and they were tall.  Now Jarrad can access the drawers and use the top of it.  They came with wooden pulls but we got different hardware  and used the wooden pulls as "hooks".  I drilled a hole in the side and put the hooks in so now he can hang his work bag up off the floor.  Easier to access! Not to mention, I loved the idea for hanging bags and what not that I put them on my dresser too.
    I have a love affair with Command hooks and use them EVERYWHERE!  So there are hooks on the back of the bedroom door for Jarrad to hang his clothes.  
   I need to touch up paint and do something about that snaking cord as well as find a solution to our bedside lamp issue.  It is just to high for him to reach while laying prone. 
   Hmmmm, what else?  We stuck to the mission style bed frame (the TempurPedic beds don't really need a frame) because he uses the slates as a ladder to help roll.  The frame sits around the bed.  Oh, and if you decide to get a TempurPedic and are in a chair, ask for the glide legs, otherwise the bed is about 6 inches higher than your chair.  The glides make it about level. 
   And that concludes the tour of  our bedroom.  I think I did a pretty good job but am open to (reasonable) suggestions!