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Night Time Products

Following our phone conversation on Friday I would like to confirm that we are very
Dear Medifab
interested in obtaining a Symmetrisleep system.
Our son is 15 years old and has cerebral palsy complicated by scoliosis. He is quite
a big boy for his age and has always had an aversion to any equipment that restricts
him too much so I was very sceptical when you demonstrated the new system for us. In
fact I was fully expecting to have to get up at 2am the first night to remove it from his
bed, as when he doesn’t like something he really lets you know about it. But, to our
amazement, we heard virtually nothing from him and actually had to wake him up the

following morning as he’d slept so well!
We have had the system on loan for eleven days now and I can honestly say that we have
only had one bad night in that time when we would normally expect about three out of
seven to be disturbed – for all of us. Even then it wasn’t as bad as normal and I don’t

believe it had anything to do with his positioning.
The Symmetrisleep system was very easy to get used to once we had worked out how to Some testimonials from
arrange the bedding around it and our son remained warm and comfortable all night.
It is lovely to go and uncover him in the morning and see nice straight hips and spine
instead of the corkscrew-look he normally favours. I think if we had had a few more
accessories we could probably have improved our results by gaining more control of
mothers, carers and

In short, we all loved the system to the point where we are wondering how we are the products are performing
his lower legs. therapists to let us know how
going to manage without it. From our son’s point of view, he sleeps more comfortably
and wakes happy and refreshed. From our point of view as parents, we know he is in
a good position for eight to ten hours out of every twenty-four, he is happy and more
importantly if he gets to sleep comfortably all night, then so do we. The importance of
this shouldn’t be underestimated as we have plenty of stress with during daylight hours
without having to cope with sleepless nights as well!

Dear Medifab
Many thanks for your assistance, and I look forward to hearing from you soon. The Safe Surround Plus bed has changed our lives totally.

Kind regards. up in our own bed.
Mother of 15 year old CP child Many Angelman children have died during the night due to unmonitored
For the first time in 8 years we (parents) are able to go to bed and wake

Our son has Angelman Syndrome which is known to involve a
sleeping disorder. He is also epileptic and intellectually impaired.
My daughter is 5 years old and has cerebral palsy. while awake. We are so grateful for this equipment as it has given us a
To whom it may concern he could sustain by opening windows/cupboard doors.
Until recently, she rarely slept through the night without
activity. I used to stay in the room with my child from the age of 2 years,
wakeful periods, sometimes being awake for as much
to help settle him, put him back to bed, and to prevent him from injuries
as 2 or 3 hours a night. This meant her energy the
following day was not at optimum levels. It was also
Our son has recently turned 10, and we have just received a Safe
Surround bed. He loves this huge cot. It has helped to settle him as he
very exhausting for us as her carers.
Our friends from Medifab suggested we trial the
no longer has the option of crawling off his bed to play (sometimes he
Symmetrisleep system. It has completely turned our
would go on till 2am/3am…otherwise wake at 4am and play…) Now he
daughter’s sleeping patterns around. Most nights are
through the night (never did before) waking at 7am.
stays tucked up from 9:30pm and falls asleep easily. He generally sleeps
now spent in complete and restful sleep. Consequently
her development is flourishing, as she is able to approach
her therapy by fully benefiting from a good night’s rest.
At last I am able to sleep in my own bed with my husband, without either
of us worrying about what our son might be getting up to in his room
I have chosen to write this letter of support for the
sleeping system on my own volition, as I feel very
time routine.
new lease of life. Sleep deprivation places great strain on a marriage
and on family relationships. We have two other children who are also
strongly about the effectiveness of this product.
enjoying our new ‘relaxed’ family and the less stressful and noisy night-
better night’s sleep!
Sweet dreams to all Symmetrisleep users!
Regards,
Most of all, our son is much happier, as he too is benefitting from a
Mother of 5 year old CP daughter Mother of 10 year old child
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