Together with friends and family , Lionel started dismantling a lot of the ambo stuff installed in me , including the place where the stretcher went . He did take me down to a free camping area in Gippsland one weekend and used a mattress from his caravan on top of the stretcher thingy .

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It was lucky no one came along to see him showering outside in the nude . It wasn ’ t a pretty sight !

Lionel ’ s daughter , Sue , and her hubby , Shaun , built him a bed and then he bought an innerspring mattress , which he said was very comfortable .