A Balancing Act

Matt and I met in Southwark to help rearrange furniture in order for Ms S to return home from hospital.

A person from the Red Cross met us outside her flat to let us in. Our main task was to move the bed and mattress from the bedroom to the living room so that it could be replaced with a hospital bed, which was in the living room.

After assessing the bed frame, we realised we didn't have the tools for the job so we started off with something else that needed doing - moving the armchair to a different space in the living room and taping down the rugs and carpet to make sure there were no tripping hazards for Ms S.

We returned to the bed to have a re-think about the best we could do in the situation and ended up taking the mattress off the bed as well as the slats so that the frame is easily accessible for dismantling, then balancing the mattress and slats against other objects in the living room for the time being until the frame can be removed.

Hopefully someone will be able to bring the tools needed to take the bed frame apart for Ms S so she can return home from hospital to her new bed soon.