Well, I'm a little frustrated, Harmony, to look online for the one we bought and find the company has IMPROVED it. Hmmm... ... So the new model looks the same but now has an "internal massage" (?) and costs more. They don't sell a plain one any more, except in a set that includes under-the-knee wedge, too, so costs even more! Good grief. Anyway, here it is. They have a lot more products now, too. Some that mention AR. They are on the south side of our big city.
We never were able to enjoy what they call the "upright" position they show - it never seemed comfortable, might as well sit in a chair. But in the regular position it helped me through many nights I guess. You have to position yourself just right or your arms will suddenly fall off the sides - do you see in the photo how that could happen? It may seem overkill, but I would be on this and have my contour pillow under my head, too! Yes, I think the contour pillow helped me feel secure on a wedge, to use your word, quite right. And probably was just that much more helpful for AR.
Yes, HRH and I have talked about the height of this and wonder if we would have been better off buying one that wasn't quite so high - it is cumbersome. But I was really determined at the time to make a difference. I liked that it "started" at the hip level. When he uses it, he is likely to turn it over for a flat incline because the contours of it don't seem to suit him as well as they suited me. The cover launders well.
Yes, sucralose is an artificial sweetener. One of the names is Spenda. The differences of opinion on it are wide. Dr. Mercola is dead-set against it, but many make the case that it is better than other artificial sweeteners.
Btw, I picked up a six-pack of grape soda (they had other flavors, too) sweetened with stevia today at the healthy grocery. I think it's fine but dd13 took a drink and made quite a face. So since she's definitely someone I would hope to impress with it, I suppose stevia sweetened sodas remain a failure in our house so far. HRH (who used to make up mixes for Coca-Cola) says he thinks they just got the recipe too sweet, and that should be easy for the big companies to fix when their products get taste-tested. Stevia is made from grapes.