All of us chipped in and got this chair for my dad for Fathers Day. He absolutely loves it! He is going to be having surgery involving bone fusing in his neck and will be in recovery mode for about 6 weeks. This will be fantastic for helping him get up and down without straining his neck and body after surgery, thus making his recovery a lot easier. He absolutely loves this function! An added bonus is the heat/massage areas in the legs, as I feel like it could help prevent clots that sometimes occur from inactivity after a surgery, by keeping the blood flowing. We all feel so much better that he has this chair. The color and material are also nice making it look like like the high quality chair that it is! Thank you!