Well, I got fitted for my chair today at RIM. There were lots of tears and nervousness on my part! Dave, (the representative from Binson’s) calmed me down right away! He told me that as a third person who is not emotional about it that it’s OK to cry but then I will get comfortable in the chair and it will be OK. He offered to get me the really scratchy tissue they had in Diane’s office but my Mom, thankfully, brought some higher quality tissue with her.
Diane came over and I wheeled next to my new chair. I started to cry again! She looked at Dave and asked him, “Alley-Oop?” And he said yes and then she looked at me and asked, “Alley-Oop?” I told her that I didn’t know what that was and she explained that Dave was going to put his arms under my arms and she was going to grab my knees and they both would lift me up into the chair at the same time.
Once I was in the chair, Dave explained my controls and he was right! I got a little bit comfortable in the chair and a little bit comfortable moving and somehow it got a little easier! He is going to deliver the chair (because I do not have a vehicle to accommodate it). He is going to bring it to my house tomorrow, Monday, or Tuesday.
I am kind of, “pooped out” today because I cried so much but once the chair is at my house, I can talk about it a little more. This is really big! I kind of learned that it’s necessary, but big! My Mom stopped at Panera’s and got me an iced chai tea to help me feel a little bit better!