When my mum had a stair lift installed she raged at it for weeks, we were all mystified by this, all we could see was an aid to her staying in her much loved home and living as independently as she could, all she saw was the future, and its pretty grim. Since reading this blog I've become obsessed with the well being of the senior member of the families shins! and I vow to wear shin pads in my dotage..... As an aside my direct mailing profile has never recovered from sending off for info on stair-lifts for my mum, can I tell you about walk-in baths and raised loo seats, are you interested? It's making me old before my time. Bats-girl... send him packing, you are worthy of more care, consideration and love.