I have long believed home is the best place for any person with a severe medical condition, provided they can meet their basic self-care needs. For people living with Parkinson’s Disease and other conditions that cause tremors, the most basic task of eating can be a complex and frustrating ordeal.
Eating can also be dangerous. A spoonful of soup or thin food can quickly become an aspiration risk if the timing of swallowing is off just a bit because of a sudden spoon shake. Aspiration can cause an immediate airway compromise and create long-term potential pneumonia. Both of which can lead to ambulance transport and hospitalization.
The Liftware spoon is a remarkable technology that adjusts to the patients’ tremors. I applaud the inventors and investors for applying their know-how and resources to a technology that helps patients with tremor-causing diseases.
Do you recall patients that could have benefited from the Liftware spoon? How might your service support deployment of life-enhancing products like this in your community?
