chair lifts

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Hi all.

As many of you have heard, my daughter Alice (age 8+) will be gong in

for surgery in late March or early April.

More and more, the doctors I have spoken to say that,in addition to

the tendon transfers, they may have to do a calcaneal osteotomy on

one or both heels. I am told that she may have to stay off her feet

for as long as six weeks. I am assuming this means she will need a

wheelchair.

Here is the problem for which I seek advice. I can do up a

make-shift bedroom for Alice on the first floor, so she will not need

to go up stairs to her bedroom which is on the second floor. The

problem is that our first floor is a flight up from the sidewalk.

Regardless of whether we come through the front door or through the

basement, we need to come up a flight of stairs to get in or out of

the house. Alice's school is handicap accessible, but I'm not sure

how I will get her to the car to drive her there.

The only thing I can think of is getting one of those chair lifts

installed for the stairs from the basement to the first floor. Do

any of you have any experience with them? Are they expensive? Are

certain brands or makes better than others? Do you have any other

ideas?

Thanks,

Barbara