It’s a little rough getting up so early in the morning but my Mom called me at 11:17 a.m. She told me, “You’re back in business! Your wheelchair is working!”
I exclaimed, “Thank God! Praise the Lord!” I was just thinking, I think it was the hydraulics on my chair, but that happened on March 11. I have been in my manual chair since then.
I am grateful that I still have a manual chair! I got it when I was still working so my insurance paid for it. I keep thinking I have been in my my power chair for eight years but now it is nine because it’s 2026.
I want to tell you that it has been so difficult to be sitting in it right now!!! I have had both of my legs extended for the most part since 2018. Definitely since April 2022. That’s when my pressure sores started! Sitting in this manual chair that does not allow my legs to extend has been so trying! I am praying so much, but I can’t help but think this was a great way to start off my 44th year?!
I absolutely know that you cannot plan for problems with your wheelchair! I’ve known that in varying degrees for the past 25 years!!! I must tell you that it kind of hurts that all of this happened at my birthday!
I had an inkling this year. That ‘birthday month’ wasn’t going to be a thing anymore and I definitely don’t want think about that now because this was an terrible birthday, but I can’t wait for my Mom to get back so I can get back into my power chair! That’s a GREAT birthday present!!!