#bed bound

My parent/carer is housebound herself and she was fond of saying "The medical center might as well be in Africa" when they expected her to come in.

So now when I eg have to be seen at the medical center to be referred for a needs assessment or go to be given an injection i say i'm going to Africa.

sometimes it's wise to spend your limited energy doing something that will save you energy in the future.

I have set up a smart home power strip. Now I can turn on and off the heater and a brighter light from my phone. I had to get up anyway to turn the heater off because it was too hot.

My current mattress is very supportive with springs, latex AND a foam topper which makes it also on the softer side of semi soft

However its way too big and deep for a medical adjustable bed

So im thinking of going for medical grade foam with a supportive firm base and multiple soft layers but im worried I won't have enough support and even though I won't have pressure points that can cause sores or injuries, I'll get fatigued because of the lack of support/elasticity

Laying down on a hard/non supportive surface fatigues me actively and can trigger a PEM so im a bit worried about switching to a foam mattress but anything else will be too thick to bend

Also i did try the "egg" style medical mattresses at the hospital and they were soooo hard for me lol

Please help circulate <3

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A soft, scrapbook-style graphic on a light gray fabric-textured background. At the top left is a black-and-white photo of a white nonbinary person lying down and cuddling a cat. The person wears round glasses and looks gently toward the camera, while the cat rests against their arm. The photo is framed with a blue patterned border, with a small crocheted yellow bow at the top right corner.

To the bottom right of the photo is a cream-colored postcard with a red dotted border that reads: “send some birthday love to a bedbound community member with severe M.E. <3”.