Re: Wheelchair or no wheelchair? that is the question

July 8, 2004

Hi everyone,

I have CMT and not sure what type. I wear AFOs. Without the AFO's, I find

that I need to use my crutches to walk and I have constant pain from all my

surgeries. Should I check into getting a wheelchair? Is there anywhere I

can go to get one for free or very cheap?

Thanks,

July 9, 2004

Jen,

For wheelchairs, try the http://www.mdff.org/ (NOT the same as the

MDA) Also try your local hospice " loan closet " or your local hospital

loan program for wheelchairs. I got one for my mother through the " loan

closet " when she was ill. But if you are considering a wheelchair as a

permament lifestyle, you need to get one that " fits " you best - some are

lower, some are higher, some are wider, some aren't, etc/

~ Gretchen

July 9, 2004

,

This past winter when I broke my foot I put an ad in the newspaper for a used

wheelchair in good condition. I received a range of phone calls from people

wanting

to offer their unneeded wheelchairs. The ad ran me $7.00 and I had an extremely

generous woman give me a very nice wheelchair that had been her mothers.

~

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