It has been 17 days since my wheelchair has stopped responding. Well, I can move it backward and forward, but I can’t extend my legs or give my back some relief. 17 days! That’s a lot! It’s 17 days and not so much ann end in sight. Dujuan is coming on Monday so maybe something will happen but I’m really not banking on it.
My Mom got a text saying that the parts ordering is on step four of six. That might be a good thing and maybe we could take my chair in next week as I had planned. But, I had a development today…
My Mom had to leave for a bit and I was seated in my wheelchair. I had my Medical Guardian device on which is what I wear anytime I am home alone even for a short while. You can never be too sure! Sitting in my broken wheelchair is quite uncomfortable because I cannot recline at all. It has been 17 days?!
I was sitting in my chair and listening to the Catechism in a Year when I slipped. I slipped forward, so much so that my butt was almost off of the seat, and the belt was just under my armpits. It did not feel good at all!!! I had just called my Mom and told her that I had slipped a little bit. I was a little slouched. I told her that before I got really slouched annd almost off the chair!
At that moment, I pressed the button on my Guardian Medical device. Avery answered and he asked if I needed help. I have had this device for about six or seven years. I have never had to admit that I needed help Like this. I had called before when we were at the dentist in the parking lot and the wheels on my wheelchair got messed up on the ramp. I also called when my wheelchair got stuck on the porch.
My Mom called 911 when I slipped in the bathroom and I was wedged between the toilet and the tub. I cried then, but I did not call them. My Mom did. Well, today, I was home alone and I had to call them. I told Avery that sometimes they take 10 minutes to get here and he offered to stay on the line with me until they get here. I told him that wasn’t necessary and he told me to call them back if they are not at my house in five minutes.
I felt surprisingly calm throughout this whole thing, but when I heard the firetrucks coming, I began to cry a little bit. I heard the Alanis Morissette in my head as I heard the firetruck coming:
Jared and Keith cut me up in two shakes and they loved Leia up like crazy! Jared said that they both are dog people! Jared had all the information on the iPad and I had to sign. I have never had to do that before. My Mom usually does that.