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Now family, friends, and caregivers can have a better understanding of what we live with on a daily basis.
The MS EMPATHY KIT contains everything needed to simulate the physical effects of living with MS.
Each kit comes with the following:
1 pair 15 lb wrist weights,
1 2-ft wide belt,
1 pair 15 lb thigh weights,
1 tension unit,
1 pair 20 lb ankle weights,
1 pair foggy glasses,
20 steel wool pads,
1 pair extra thick gloves,
1 pair ear plugs,
1lb sand,
1 box of gnats (when in season),
1 pair extra thick shirt sleeves,
1 Sit and Spin™ toy,
1 pair extra thick pant legs,
1 bag small pebbles,
1 syringe of saline solution,
1 bottle of Jack Daniels™,
1 remote control,
.5 liter water bag complete with drip tube.
Directions, depending on the condition, use any or all items in this kit. Following are application suggestions for family member, friend or caregiver to experience MS:
#1 - Painful heavy legs: simply apply tightly to partner 20 lb ankle weights 15 lb thigh weights.
#2 - Painful feet: put equal or unequal amounts of small pebbles in each shoe.
#3 - Loss of feeling in hands and/or arms: put on extra thick gloves and shirtsleeves.
#4 - Loss of feeling in feet and/or legs: put on extra thick pant legs, and put sand in bottom of shoes.
#5 - Uncontrollable itching: glue or sew small steel wool pads to the inside of partner's shirt, pants and undergarments.
#6 - Tingling: apply tension unit electrodes to partners skin and turn on to desired intensity. (Recharge daily.)
#7 - Tight band: put 2 foot wide belt around partner and draw snug.
#8 - Take a shot: allow partner to self inject saline solution.
#9 - Trouble lifting arms: simply apply 15 lb wrist weights to partner.
#10 - Spasticity: hook bungee cords to rear belt loops and rear pant leg cuffs; for arms, hook bungee cords to shirt collar and cuffs on shirt sleeves.
#11 - Poor vision: have partner use foggy glasses.
#12 - Poor hearing/buzzing in ears: have partner put a gnat and ear plug in each ear.
#13 - Balance and walking problems: while partner drinks Jack Daniels™, have him/her ride Sit and Spin™ for 30 minutes, now have them try walking through a crowded mall!
#14 - Urgently need to pee!: have partner put .5 liter remote control water bag and drip tube in their pants, point out 2 restrooms in the crowded mall, tell them they have 30 seconds before you activate the water bag (by remote control) to get to a restroom!
To make this effective, partner is UNABLE to remove any item for at least 24hrs. After this, they may wonder how you manage to keep your sanity! Especially considering the kit doesn't include mental blocks, memory loss, and depression simulators!! Ah yes .. and remember when you walk, always waddle like a duck!
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