In August 2012, I had a serious flare up and after a brief hospital stay I was left unable to work, drive or even walk normally. I spent a year doing physical therapy 2-3 times per year, but really substantially hampered.
Recently, some great friends of mine brought me an electric wheelchair. The only problem was it was too hot outside to use. The temperatures have dropped 20 degrees tonight only being 82. Tonight, I was able to use the wheelchair to get our mail from the community mailbox with dog in tow. Actually, the dog was pretty much towing me. It wasn't perfect and certainly not pretty, but it happened.
The freedom to have control of my travel was awesome. It's amazing how "small" my world had become. I look forward to using the chair to expand my life and allow me to go places that were impossible before.
I'm not thrilled about using a wheelchair. I am thrilled to have a tool to help me improve my quality of life one mail run at a time.
p.s. If you have any tips to walking a dog from a scooter/electric wheelchair please share them. Thanks!
Recently, some great friends of mine brought me an electric wheelchair. The only problem was it was too hot outside to use. The temperatures have dropped 20 degrees tonight only being 82. Tonight, I was able to use the wheelchair to get our mail from the community mailbox with dog in tow. Actually, the dog was pretty much towing me. It wasn't perfect and certainly not pretty, but it happened.
The freedom to have control of my travel was awesome. It's amazing how "small" my world had become. I look forward to using the chair to expand my life and allow me to go places that were impossible before.
I'm not thrilled about using a wheelchair. I am thrilled to have a tool to help me improve my quality of life one mail run at a time.
p.s. If you have any tips to walking a dog from a scooter/electric wheelchair please share them. Thanks!
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