So yesterday I received my electric wheelchair! I am so excited about it because it now means that I can start living my life again! Because I can't use the right side of my body I have been stuck in my apartment almost 24/7 unless I have a doctor's appointment.
Now that I have my chair, I will be able to get myself out of my apartment I live 2 blocks from the mall I can go window-shopping, I could go see a movie in the middle of the day or even go get my nails done!
The gentleman that delivered it who has been the one working with me as far as getting my measurements and stuff said that if it wasn't for my physical therapist I would not have this chair right now! Oh, and I forgot to mention that it's considered the Cadillac of electric wheelchairs! Not only did Medicare approve it in less than a week but I received it in less than 4 weeks total!
Here's where my week now turns crappy. Tomorrow we are taking my amazing service dog Jake in to be euthanized. :-( this is going to be the hardest thing in my life! He has been such an amazing friend, protector and all around loving dog I have ever had! Unfortunately he has cancer and we made the really hard decision to just bring him home and love on him until his quality of life was ending. We were blessed to have an additional 2 weeks with him but it is obvious that he is suffering now.
I hope this doesn't sound two horrible but I think that this is so much harder on me then even when I lost my dad a few years back! I know it probably comes from the fact that my dad was dealing with some dementia towards the end and we weren't able to be as close. Jake on the other hand, still tries to do his job and I can see in his eyes how bad it hurts him when he knows he can't.
Please keep my husband and I in your thoughts and prayers as we go through this tomorrow. The last thing I need on top of all of this is to go into an exacerbation from the stress.
Now that I have my chair, I will be able to get myself out of my apartment I live 2 blocks from the mall I can go window-shopping, I could go see a movie in the middle of the day or even go get my nails done!
The gentleman that delivered it who has been the one working with me as far as getting my measurements and stuff said that if it wasn't for my physical therapist I would not have this chair right now! Oh, and I forgot to mention that it's considered the Cadillac of electric wheelchairs! Not only did Medicare approve it in less than a week but I received it in less than 4 weeks total!
Here's where my week now turns crappy. Tomorrow we are taking my amazing service dog Jake in to be euthanized. :-( this is going to be the hardest thing in my life! He has been such an amazing friend, protector and all around loving dog I have ever had! Unfortunately he has cancer and we made the really hard decision to just bring him home and love on him until his quality of life was ending. We were blessed to have an additional 2 weeks with him but it is obvious that he is suffering now.
I hope this doesn't sound two horrible but I think that this is so much harder on me then even when I lost my dad a few years back! I know it probably comes from the fact that my dad was dealing with some dementia towards the end and we weren't able to be as close. Jake on the other hand, still tries to do his job and I can see in his eyes how bad it hurts him when he knows he can't.
Please keep my husband and I in your thoughts and prayers as we go through this tomorrow. The last thing I need on top of all of this is to go into an exacerbation from the stress.
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