Hello, Is there any women that have CP that can't shave their own legs? Cause I can't. My mom does them for me. And is there something that can help me do it by myself? And how about shoes? Is there anyone that has problems putting their shoes on?.
God bless you,
Deborah7

I can't answer the question about shaving the legs, as person who I help that has CP is a guy (my hubby).

But, he does also have the problem with getting shoes on. He pretty much can't get them on on his own. I also have known a few others with CP that have this same problem.

It's either me or his home health aide that puts his shoes on or takes him off. One thing that we have found that we really like is instead of shoes with regular laces, we get shoes that use Velcro instead. My hubby has also liked shoes that have a zipper.
Another possibility would be those stretchy 'easy laces'-- I think that's what they're called, but I'm not sure. I know they sell them at our local medical supply stores.

So, you're not alone in this.

Hope that helped!!

Becky

I can't answer the question about shaving the legs, as person who I help that has CP is a guy (my hubby).

But, he does also have the problem with getting shoes on. He pretty much can't get them on on his own. I also have known a few others with CP that have this same problem.

It's either me or his home health aide that puts his shoes on or takes him off. One thing that we have found that we really like is instead of shoes with regular laces, we get shoes that use Velcro instead. My hubby has also liked shoes that have a zipper.
Another possibility would be those stretchy 'easy laces'-- I think that's what they're called, but I'm not sure. I know they sell them at our local medical supply stores.

So, you're not alone in this.

Hope that helped!!

Becky
I wear those kind of shoes too with the velcro. But I still can't get them on because the back of them go inside when I put my feet in them and I can't it the back out. So my Mom or my Dad puts them on on weekends. During the week I put on slippers with my sock puller. But they are not to good when i walk cause they go to the sides cause they don't have any support in them.

I can see that I'm not alone in this.

What kind of CP does your husband have? Where are you from?.

That's ok if you don't know the answer about shaving legs. But thanks for replying to my posting. Appreciate that. :)

God bless you,
Deborah

He has Spastic Cerebral Palsy.
He was born in Washington State, lived in Utah (which is where he met me- I grew up there), he lived in Denver for 9 months for blindness training (part of his CP is that he's legally blind) in 1997, and we've lived in Idaho for the last 7 1/2 years.

What is a sock puller (I think I've seen one, but it's been a while, so I can't remember).

Would a shoe horn work? I believe I've seen shoe horns with long 'handles' at medical supply stores.

Becky

Oh my! I didn't realize he was blind.
How did you 2 meet? Did he go out normally like everyone did? Cause I don't go out normally like everyone does. But I do go with my parents to family things. Well I'm glad he found someone like you in his life. :)
God bless you,
Deborah

We met while we were both attending a junior college in Utah. His dorm mates were High school friends of my roommates, and we all just hung out together.

He didn't 'go out' as much as a teen as some do (but then again, I didn't either), but he went out more than just with his family. He would go out to the movies or for a drive with good friend of his who would come pick him up. He also dated a few times (more than I ever did).

As far as him being blind, we just see it as a nuisance, just the same as his CP. I've know a number of people who have CP that are blind/ visually impaired. Some of them are totally blind. others, like Tygh just have a visual impairment.
CP affects people based on where in the brain the injury occured, so it makes sense that it would affect some people's vision.

[FONT="Arial Black"][SIZE="4"]That's cool how you both met. I been wanting to find a guy for a relationship online and in real life. But all I been getting is scammers and players. Reason I'm looking online is cause I don't go out normally.
Yeah I guess I never thought of CP effecting people's sight. But I'm sure CP could do some damage to the brain too. My CP is called freezing that the joints. I guess that's what they call it. But i walk on crutches but use a wheelchair when there is alot of walking. So maybe the CP i have is just a mild CP.
Anyways. I forgot to tell you about the shoes horn and the sock puller. I had a shoes horn. But it didn't work for me because of a spring between the horn and the handle. It would bend on me. And I never went back to look for another one cause I thought they would be all the same way. The sock puller is a thing to put socks on. It's a plasic to put your socks on with strips and two clips to hold the sock while you pulling the sock on. It seems to work pretty good for me. But there are 2 kinds one for socks and another one for stockings.
You have a good weekend.
God bless you,
Deborah

But I'm sure CP could do some damage to the brain too.

CP, by definition, IS damage to the brain.

CP, by definition, IS damage to the brain.
Ok. So I messed up there. Sorry.
God bless you,
Deborah

thanks for writing, i can relate. i have mild spastic hemi cp. i now use two canes for walking and sometimes a chair or scooter for going to the store.

but yeah, i use slip ons and hate shaving, probably because the way cp affects me makes it difficult, and even painful.

i always wondered if the sock tool worked, interesting. for now in the summer i get away with trying to not use them :)

thanks for writing, i can relate. i have mild spastic hemi cp. i now use two canes for walking and sometimes a chair or scooter for going to the store.

but yeah, i use slip ons and hate shaving, probably because the way cp affects me makes it difficult, and even painful.

i always wondered if the sock tool worked, interesting. for now in the summer i get away with trying to not use them :)
Do you do the shaving yourself or does someone help you?.:)
God bless you,
Deborah

when i do shave, it's like 2-4 times per year, if i'm lucky, lol. i find a shower chair most necessary.

Oh ok. Did I read the message right about finding a shower chair? If so Why haven't you found one?.
God bless you,
Deborah