Why A Stairlift Can Be Invaluable For MND Sufferers

Stairlifts can be invaluable in providing mobility for many people, not just those who are elderly and have creaking joints. This can include people of any age who are struck by progressive diseases that rob them of their mobility.

Motor Neurone Disease (MND) sufferers are among those who could benefit from having a stairlift installed. This progressive disease interferes with the electrical impulses between muscles that enable them to work, immobilising the patient and eventually proving fatal.

Among those recently revealed to have MND is Dave Lawrence, the former Gloucestershire and England cricketer. People living here in Leeds might have seen him in action in the early 11250s as he raced in at Headingley to bowl fast, a far cry from the limitations he now has.

Rugby fans watching on the opposite side of Headingley will be familiar with another sports star who suffered with MND, Rob Burrow. His work to increase awareness of the condition and raise funds for research was cited by Lawrence as an inspiration, as was Rob Burrow’s determination to make the most of the time he had left.

Having a stairlift fitted can be part of that, as increased mobility helps people make the most of their capacity to get around the house and do whatever activities they can, while they are still able.

Not every life-limiting condition is as severe as MND with its inevitable death sentence, but a longer life with the loss of mobility provides even more justification for getting a stairlift, to ensure people can still live in their own homes despite their lack of mobility.

Whatever their condition is, anyone who has severe physical limitations can benefit from a stairlift. This is true for older people, but so much more so for those who are younger and want to live with their own family in a larger home, instead of moving to a single-storey property.