Disaboom wheelchairposse - All Comments

Re: Can you help me?

Bob — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:56:00 GMT

My Q600 'therapy' chair by Pride Mobility was $26K and has only tilt, recline, and attendant joystick/control; no power leg/foot lifts. It does also have a tall backrest and a super-duper cushion, but the legrests are way too cheaply made for this quality of chair. Bob

Re: Can you help me?

DrM — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:46:53 GMT

Quality manual chair can cost $2,500 and up--depends on attachments, accessories, your weight, and location. Quality power chair costs vary from $ 11,000- 18,000 depending on what attachments and accessories (i.e. Roho cushiion, back support, neck and head support, laptray, laptop support, joystick, ablenet for a tilt) are needed, how heavy you are, where it is purchased. A quality power chair that has 4 wheel drive can cost $25,000. A quality chair that walks up and down stairs and lifts to raech into cabinets can cost $25,00-40,000

Re: my life or lack of

Lenabooker1 — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:07:18 GMT

YOU KNOW, I FEEL THE SAME WAY YOU DO, I BECAME DISABLED AT THE AGE OF 13, AND EVER SINCE I HAVE FELT THAT I DON'T FIT IN. I WENT TO COLLEGE AND TO A TRADE SCHOOL TOO, FINALLY GOT A JOB, BUT FELT AS THOUGH I DIDN'T FIT IN THERE EITHER. I AM GOING THRU SOME OF THE SAME THINGS YOU WROTE ABOUT. I AM GOING THRU A BREAKUP OF A RELATIONSHIP OF FIFTEEN YEARS, AND IT IS HARD BEING ALONE. LIKE YOU, I STAY INSIDE ALL THE TIME LOOKING AT TV OR LISTENING TO MUSIC. I TRY TO MAKE FRIENDS, BUT PEOPLE ARE SO STAND OFFISH , I GET UNCOMFORTABLE. I HAVE A FAMILY, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO BOTHERED, EVEN THOUGH THEY PRETEND THEY DO. I AM JUST LOOKING FOR A FREIND, SOMEONE TO TALK TO.

Re: my life or lack of

Irish Tornado — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 03:01:20 GMT

Hi Kell, It's nice to meet you and thanks for telling a little bit about yourself. I know that can be diffecult sometimes. If you ever want to just talk give me a hollor at robertjf78@yahoo.com I check it several times a day. Robert

Re: my life or lack of

Paul — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 01:15:34 GMT

Hello Kelli, I know exactley how you feel. I am in the exact same situation as you, infact when I read your entry it seemed like I had wrote it myself about my life. If you ever need anyone to talk to please feel free to email me at so_twisted32@yahoo.com if anyone else needs or wants to talk as well please feel free to email me as well. I have nothing but time and by helping others we all are also helping our selves

Re: Can you help me?

Irish Tornado — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:25:06 GMT

Hey Jeffrey, I have a Permobile 2K it has tilt, recline, electric leg/foot rests, and elevating seat. Cost 3 yrs. ago was $27,000 paid for by my insurance. Robert

Re: my life or lack of

EYES — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 02:27:39 GMT

Hi Kelli Just saying hi. I just watch a great movie, V for Vendetta, it was made in 2006, about future England, although it's really endemic of what's occurring today in our so called Democracy. Maybe we could talk more sometime. Here's my blog, if you feel like checking it out: http://davidjgregory.com, you might have to copy and paste the url into the address window. Bye for now, Dave

re: my life or lack of

ecrowley — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:02:42 GMT

Hi Kelli, thanks for sharing a bit about yourself. Have you rented any good movies through Netflix lately?

re: my life or lack of

JeanR — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:22:41 GMT

Blogging can get in your blood if you give it enough time. It can be cathartic and can purge a lot of garbage out of your system. Welcome to the world of blogging. I hope it grows on you......

Jean

re: How I Manage To Spend 15 Hours A Day In My ‘Chair...

lilcripplegirl — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:54:07 GMT

I spend 12-16 hours a day in my chair. I've never (knock on wood) had a pressure sore. I think its because I'm just soo figity.

re: Wheelchair Bound: Still Second Class Citizens

UnipedVeteran — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:16:19 GMT

Same thing happened to me over Christmas. I embarassed the owners by hand dragging myself up the main staircase forcing several couples of patrons to wait uncopmfortabley at the top for me. It was in full view of the main dining area where you could have heard a pin drop in the embarassed silence. When the maitrte de rushed a waiter to assist my wife she angrily and loudly refused stating she wanted no help if this was the best they could do to honor a disabled veteran. Restaurant managemenmt called 3 days later letting me know a lift would be installed by the end of April. We made a reservation for May 1st.

re: Wheelchair Bound: Still Second Class Citizens

TriDog — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 16:13:58 GMT

Walt,

I ahve run into this many times. Did you get a repose from Catering Hall? What did they say?

Also, I don't know the place, but I do know that "loop hole" as you call it could be the age of the building. I love old buildings and constructions. I would hate to see history cut up so that a wheelr can get in. I'm sure that with some effort they can come up with a solution. did you offer to help them find a solution?

Also, why didn the Vets organization look into this in advance?

Good luck.

re: Wheelchair Bound: Still Second Class Citizens

Lieslmcq — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:36:50 GMT

That makes me want to throw up. Damn, what is WRONG with people? I'm feeling a little bitter today, can you tell?

re: How I Manage To Spend 15 Hours A Day In My ‘Chair...

Walter Schmidt, VSO CPA CTM — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 14:31:25 GMT

...also just 'learned one can not embed HTML-code in a comment [ bigger smile ]

re: How I Manage To Spend 15 Hours A Day In My ‘Chair...

Walter Schmidt, VSO CPA CTM — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 14:20:12 GMT

I think I 'fixed' that [ smile ] I thought the blog entry would include my name...

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