Ok here I am in my new aptartment which I love. But now I am trapped here
I had an electric scooter that someone gave me. I loved that scooter and went EVERYWHERE with it. But it kept breaking down. Just before I moved at the beginning of Aug it broke down again. And they say it is impossible to repair. At this point it would be better to just get a new one.
Ok so I still have the electric wheelchair. Right? WRONG . It broke down too
So now I am left with a manual chair. Sounds great and it is for INSIDE. But the driveway into my building has a large steep slope. Yesterday I was able to get up it (to go for my Dr appt) by rolling myself up backwards. Yup I'm building muscle but once I get to the top I am too exhauted to go anywhere.
Going down again is a nightmare. I used my old very well padded cycling gloves and going down I basically use my hands as breaks and apply stronger pressure on one side to steer. Sounds just lovely doesn't it? Rolling down hill in a wheelchair with no breaks and just using my hands. Yesterday I could feel the heat building up on my gloves despitean inch of cushioning beteen my hand and the wheel. I guess it is a friction burn. And add to that the arthritis in my hands this just ain't fun.
So I have to find some way to get some wheels.In the meantime --- The nightmare begins.
I can't do more than a tiny bit of shopping at a time. What I can bring hom in a bag on the back of the chair. Even if I use adapted buses they are slow and they won't help me carry my bags upstairs ef I bought more that the wheelchair can carry.
I can be pretty resourceful so the hunt is on. I need to get assessed and find a way to get a free wheelchair. People have said it took them up to 2 yrs to get assessed
Think I will starve before I get what I need