Daniel in the EasyStand Magician Comfy stander.
The most enjoyable aspect of my job at EasyStand is seeing the reaction of people standing for the first time, or for the first time in many years. My last job was working for the ROHO Cushion Company where I was concentrating my attention on people’s butts, and now I am looking at smiling faces as they stand. The fun is also to see the reaction of others as the person comes to standing. I worked with a little boy at his kindergarten school, who we put in a Magician-ei Stander and the reaction of his teachers was tremendous. They ran down the hall to get other teachers and aids so they could show him standing. But the most fun was watching his classmates come up to him and interact in a totally different way than when he sat quietly in his wheelchair. I will also, never forget seeing a husband and wife looking eye-to-eye with great emotion when the husband stood in the Evolv Stander for the first time in over 8 years. Funding agencies do not give much credence to the psycho/social benefits of standing, only to the physical benefits. But as we all know, if you lose one, you will loose the other.
What reactions have your experienced when seeing someone stand for the first time or after a long period of time?
At a recent tradeshow we stood a few clients in the EasyStand in our booth. It was awesome to see their faces when they were standing. One guy in particular was posing while his wife shot photos..he was a riot!