Re: /My Godincident

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Is this the equipment you are talking about ?

http://www.nustep.com/

My Godincident

On the plane back to BC from Ann Arbor I found myself sitting beside a rather

talkative

fellow with his brother and family, Mom and Dad all on the plane.  Mom is very

badly

compromised with MS.  Dad, obviously well into his 70s has renovated the home to

keep

her there with an addition including an elevator and exercise room.  He has

history

working in the cardiovascular field, selling equipment I think, and on seeing

his wife's

needs, realized the importance of keeping those affected with ambulatory

difficulty strong

to keep them as physically and cardiovascularly capable as possible.  He has

developed a

piece of exercise equipment geared to just that.  As beside me explained

the piece

of equipment, I mentioned that many with ambulatory issues would not be able to

straddle

it to even get onto it.  Aha, his dad included a swivel seat.  That's when I got

excited, told

him about LBD with its Parkinsons like symptoms.  We exchanged information. 

Brother

, the VP to Dad in Sales and Marketing was sitting ahead of us.  He now has

a quick

rundown of our site, one of the brochures on LBD that Carol passed out.  He of

course had

never heard of LBD but is very interested. 

The company is Nustep, out of Ann Arbor.  Sandie, if there ever was a reason we

met in

Ann Arbor, this might be it.  If there ever was a reason besides wanting to meet

y'all that I

spent such a ridiculous amount of money and arrived back so incredibly exhausted

with

jet lag and time differences, this was it.  Too bad we didn't know prior to the

meeting, we

could have had Steve and Dick do an inservice for us.  However, if this piece of

equipment

can help enable any of our LOs to maintain strength, upper and lower body, it is

worth it. 

Upper body thrust works pedals, lower body thrust helps upper body movement. 

Upper

body grips can be adjusted to work various angles.

Website is www. nustep. com (no spaces)  They sell or rent to individuals as

well as

facilities. 

Steve said to email him with any questions, interest.  ssarns @ nustep. com

(again, no

spaces)  They seem to be a real caregiver type family, approachable, caring. 

From

Vancouver they are boarding a cruise ship to Alaska while Mom can still travel. 

They

almost took the Nustep with them, have done it before on a cruise.  In fact,

they should be

sailing past here as I speak.  I will watch for them as we can see the cruise

ships as they

sail back and forth between Vancouver and Alaska.  They promised to wave!

And that is my Godincident.  Why would have even started talking to me

about the

exerciser?  Do I look, act like a caregiver?  It was meant to be.

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