How to Move With a Chronic Illness or Condition

Admin • March 21, 2022

Does a chronic or long-term illness/medical condition affect your everyday life? If so, you may wonder how you can successfully move homes — without the stress or physical fatigue that you may expect. Whether you have COPD, cardiovascular disease, cancer, an autoimmune disorder, or another illness or condition, read on to learn simple tips that can make your next move easier.

Find Help for the Heavy Lifting

Does your chronic condition make it difficult to lift and carry heavy boxes, bins, bags, or pieces of furniture? Some medical issues make mobility a challenge or can leave you with severe muscle fatigue. These types of issues could significantly affect your ability to move anything from clothes to couches.

While friends and family members may offer to help you move, consider the benefits of a professional hire. A moving contractor can:

  • Lift and carry everything. Even though your friends are more than willing to carry boxes of boxes and bags of bed linens, they may not feel the same way about moving your bedroom or living set. A moving contractor has the experience and ability to lift, carry, and transport almost every home item.
  • Bring equipment as needed. Some items are almost impossible for anyone to lift or carry on their own. The mover has access to equipment (such as a dolly) that can make this process manageable.
  • Provide transportation. Many people do not own a truck large enough to hold everything they own. After the contractor lifts and carries your moving containers or furniture, they will transport the items from point A to point B. This eliminates the need for you to rent a truck or van.

If you need help with additional tasks, such as organizing boxes, ask the contractor to review the services they offer. Instead of bringing everything to one central location on the first floor of your home, the mover may instruct you to leave the containers where they are. This reduces the amount of physical work that you will need to do and gives you time to rest or relax during your move.

Pack an Essentials Bag

Everyone should pack an essentials bag before moving. But when you have a chronic condition or long-term illness, this bag takes on a new sense of importance. While you can safely pack most of your clothing, knick-knacks, books, kitchenware, and other household products into boxes or bins, you need to leave out a few important items. Your essentials bag may include:

  • Medications. All prescription and over-the-counter medications or supplements that you take regularly need to go into an essentials bag. Include over-the-counter pain relievers or similar medications just in case the stress of the day causes muscle aches or strains.
  • Medical records. Even though most of your medical records are online, you may have important health-related documents on paper. Not only are these documents essential for the continuity of treatment, but they also contain sensitive and private information.
  • Medical supplies. Do you need syringes, lancets, catheters, or other medical equipment? You may need some of these items mid-move or immediately after. You can reduce the risk of loss or damage (and have everything in arm's reach) if you pack these supplies in an essentials bag.

Along with these items, add a healthy snack and a refillable water bottle to your essentials bag. You may need a snack to keep your energy up during the move. The water can help you to stay hydrated and will give you something to take medications with.

Are you ready to hire a mover? Contact Azalea City Moving Co.today to learn more about our moving services.