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  1. rvallee
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    Silent/soundproof living: tips and guides to achieve living in silence

    I am always looking for silent/quiet versions of products and ways to reduce noise at home, and came upon this website dedicated to all sorts of...
    Thread by: rvallee, Apr 15, 2022, 12 replies, in forum: Home adaptations, mobility and personal care
  2. Haveyoutriedyoga
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    Best chopping tool/food prep gadget?

    Can you recommend any food chopping gadgets that make cooking easier? There are so many options and I don't want to trawl through them or get one...
    Thread by: Haveyoutriedyoga, Mar 18, 2022, 50 replies, in forum: Home adaptations, mobility and personal care
  3. Kalliope
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    Glossy tiles in bathroom

    Long story short, I have to renovate my bathroom and am exhausted over all the big and small decisions that needs to be made. Could I ask for...
    Thread by: Kalliope, Mar 17, 2022, 36 replies, in forum: Home adaptations, mobility and personal care
  4. Arnie Pye
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    Flat sheets versus fitted sheets

    I need some new sheets. The only kind I have ever bought for myself (until now) are flat cotton sheets. OH and I have a double bed with a very...
    Thread by: Arnie Pye, Mar 6, 2022, 37 replies, in forum: Home adaptations, mobility and personal care
  5. lunarainbows
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    Housing help for PwME in the U.K.: some links

    This is some of the information gathered when discussing my personal housing situation. thanks especially to the other members who knew a lot more...
    Thread by: lunarainbows, Jan 21, 2022, 2 replies, in forum: Home adaptations, mobility and personal care
  6. Hummingbird
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    Please help me find new bedding in the UK

    I'm bedridden with severe ME and have allodynia, as well as temperature control issues and visual issues, so finding a duvet cover that is soft...
    Thread by: Hummingbird, Dec 28, 2021, 24 replies, in forum: Home adaptations, mobility and personal care
  7. Sly Saint
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    UK - Resources for help getting food during quarantine and other supermarket related problems

    UK - Resources for help getting food during quarantine Moderator note: This thread is UK specific and has been split from the general thread on...
    Thread by: Sly Saint, Mar 18, 2020, 757 replies, in forum: Epidemics (including Covid-19, not Long Covid)
  8. Sasha
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    Mattress toppers that don't make you too hot?

    I have a foam mattress topper and keep waking up in the night too hot, throwing quilts off, and then waking up too cold later, and on and on....
    Thread by: Sasha, Oct 12, 2021, 36 replies, in forum: Home adaptations, mobility and personal care
  9. Wits_End
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    Supportive armchair?

    My caree has for the past decade or so been using a rather elderly wooden-framed armchair (upholstered back, removable seat cushion with webbing...
    Thread by: Wits_End, Jul 12, 2021, 9 replies, in forum: Home adaptations, mobility and personal care
  10. Kitty
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    Good nutrition when energy is very low

    Thread split from NICE ME/CFS guideline - draft published for consultation - 10th November 2020 advice on how to combat my crash food preferences...
    Thread by: Kitty, May 19, 2021, 55 replies, in forum: Home adaptations, mobility and personal care
  11. Sarah94
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    Sarah's adventures in blocking out light

    This didn't used to be an issue, but I've been noticing recently more & more that there's light coming in at the top of my bedroom door and at one...
    Thread by: Sarah94, Apr 23, 2021, 24 replies, in forum: Home adaptations, mobility and personal care
  12. Sarah94
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    Apps to dim screen on ipad?

    Question is in the title of the thread. Needs to be ones which are available on the Apple app store. If I could "turn the colour off", that...
    Thread by: Sarah94, Apr 20, 2021, 6 replies, in forum: Home adaptations, mobility and personal care
  13. InfiniteRubix
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    Horizontal office chair, recliner, laptop stand etc.

    Hello all, Surfacing for some advice (difficult few months). Chair Does anyone have any experience of working on a laptop horizontally in a...
    Thread by: InfiniteRubix, Mar 25, 2021, 41 replies, in forum: Home adaptations, mobility and personal care
  14. Sasha
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    Should I get an air purifier to cope with dust?

    My home is very dusty, partly from my inability to dust and hoover much. I'm wondering what this dust is doing to my lungs, and whether it's...
    Thread by: Sasha, Mar 7, 2021, 20 replies, in forum: Home adaptations, mobility and personal care
  15. Sasha
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    Anyone recommend an ultralightweight hoover?

    My carpets haven't been hoovered for nearly a year since lockdown stopped me having help at home. My upright hoover (5kg) is too heavy for me to...
    Thread by: Sasha, Feb 11, 2021, 46 replies, in forum: Home adaptations, mobility and personal care
  16. Wonko
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    Slow cookers and pressure cookers

    I'm in the market for a new electronic pressure cooker and I'm considering one of these [MEDIA] depending on the discount on 'Black Friday'....
    Thread by: Wonko, Nov 15, 2020, 29 replies, in forum: Home adaptations, mobility and personal care
  17. Sasha
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    Organic vegetable powder (pref. UK), anyone?

    Not sure if this is the right forum for this but I struggle to eat greens because of the prep and now the Covid-sanitisation issue. I'd like to...
    Thread by: Sasha, Aug 15, 2020, 30 replies, in forum: Home adaptations, mobility and personal care
  18. Wonko
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    Cooking with Corona - coping with power cuts

    This is doing my head in. I live in an electric only home. If the electric goes off for any significant amount of time then I will have a small...
    Thread by: Wonko, Mar 10, 2020, 58 replies, in forum: Home adaptations, mobility and personal care
  19. Kitty
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    Anyone have trouble writing by hand?

    At Christmas, a friend with ME was talking about how much she struggles to write these days. A couple of weeks ago I bought her a fountain pen as...
    Thread by: Kitty, Feb 23, 2020, 25 replies, in forum: Home adaptations, mobility and personal care
  20. Arnie Pye
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    Cleaning tips and recommendations for cleaning products

    Because I'm permanently unwell (I'm not bedridden, but I am frequently housebound) I struggle with cleaning my house. I'm not, and never have...
    Thread by: Arnie Pye, Feb 20, 2020, 25 replies, in forum: Home adaptations, mobility and personal care
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