Lynne, my wife suffers from MND and has very weakened muscles, she is therefore confined to a chair or wheelchair.
The idea of trying to struggle to put a pair of tights on her was just a task beyond me. She agreed with me that wearing trousers would be better. This was fine for a while but a month or so ago she started to complain that the waistband on trousers was uncomforable and seemed to cut into her. Also trousers seemed to ride up after a while and cut into her around the crotch area.
While shopping at our local supermarket I spotted some track suits/leisure suits or whatever it is they call them these days. She agreed with my suggestion to try them.
Bingo! She finds them much more comfortable, the wider waistband does not cut in and the softer material doesn't seem to cut in around the crotch. They come in various colours so tops and bottoms can be mixed and matched to give a different "look". Plus as a bonus: After washing, I finish drying them off in the tumble dryer so they don't need ironing. It's cut down on the amount of ironing I do by a huge amount.
The idea of trying to struggle to put a pair of tights on her was just a task beyond me. She agreed with me that wearing trousers would be better. This was fine for a while but a month or so ago she started to complain that the waistband on trousers was uncomforable and seemed to cut into her. Also trousers seemed to ride up after a while and cut into her around the crotch area.
While shopping at our local supermarket I spotted some track suits/leisure suits or whatever it is they call them these days. She agreed with my suggestion to try them.
Bingo! She finds them much more comfortable, the wider waistband does not cut in and the softer material doesn't seem to cut in around the crotch. They come in various colours so tops and bottoms can be mixed and matched to give a different "look". Plus as a bonus: After washing, I finish drying them off in the tumble dryer so they don't need ironing. It's cut down on the amount of ironing I do by a huge amount.
