Guest guest Posted March 12, 2002 Report Share Posted March 12, 2002 Lou: You might want to consider a " transport chair, " aka a " companion chair. " These are lightweight at about 20 pounds and cost about $300. They fold up very nicely and will fit in the trunk of most cars. They are not self propelled and must be moved by a companion. With the addition of a cushion they can be quite comfortable for sustained sitting. I understand some users push themselves around with their feet; this may not be recommended depending on the situation. I bought one for Terry who is nearly 100% walker dependent from a safety point of view. We use it only out side of the house. Since the investment is small, it is also a nice interim step until a wheelchair become mandatory keeping in mind that Medicare will only pay for one wheel chair which will be much more expensive. If you want to know more about brands etc, let me know. Hope this helps. Message: 1 Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 07:44:22 -0500 Subject: Motorized wheel chairs Good morning everyone. I think Sam is getting close to the time when he will need a wheelchair--staggers around the house here and uses his ambulator (one of those little carts to push around) a lot of the time and almost always outside. I wonder how msd people do with motorized wheel chairs. Don't they take some coordination? He is not good at that, and in addition his vision is so terrible he would be bumping into everything and getting snagged and be unable to\i unsnag himself. Do others find the motorized wheelchairs ok--especially inside the house. And I suppose a scooter wouldn't be much good--he would probably fall off that. Is that true? Also, these wheel chairs without a motor that have the extra wheels for people to move with their hands--I don't know that he would have the strength to move those much longer, especially on rugs. Also, I suppose those motorized wheelchair would be too heavy for me to lift into the car, but we do have an old lighterweight wheelchair that could be used outdoors. Lots of questions today--I'd appreciate hearing from others in this great group about their experiences and recommendations. Thanks a million. Lou R. Sennewald Charlottesville, Virginia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2002 Report Share Posted March 15, 2002 Hello : Thanks for the wheelchair advice. Actually we have one of those light weight wheelchairs in the garage--I picked it up at a yard sale and had no trouble putting it in the car. That is one option that we already have. I guess I want the motorized variety so Sam could do more things on his own within the house.. So we have that option. There seem to be many solutions to problems, but I face them with reluctance. Thanks. Lou R.At 05:59 AM 3/12/2002 -0500, you wrote: > Lou: > >You might want to consider a " transport chair, " aka a " companion >chair. " These are lightweight at about 20 pounds and cost about >$300. They fold up very nicely and will fit in the trunk of most >cars. They are not self propelled and must be moved by a companion. With >the addition of a cushion they can be quite comfortable for sustained >sitting. I understand some users push themselves around with their feet; >this may not be recommended depending on the situation. > >I bought one for Terry who is nearly 100% walker dependent from a safety >point of view. We use it only out side of the house. Since the investment >is small, it is also a nice interim step until a wheelchair become >mandatory keeping in mind that Medicare will only pay for one wheel chair >which will be much more expensive. > >If you want to know more about brands etc, let me know. > >Hope this helps. > >Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 07:44:22 -0500 > >Subject: Motorized wheel chairs > > >Good morning everyone. I think Sam is getting close to the time when he >will need a wheelchair--staggers around the house here and uses his >ambulator (one of those little carts to push around) a lot of the time and >almost always outside. I wonder how msd people do with motorized wheel >chairs. Don't they take some coordination? He is not good at that, and in >addition his vision is so terrible he would be bumping into everything and >getting snagged and be unable to\i unsnag himself. Do others find the >motorized wheelchairs ok--especially inside the house. And I suppose a >scooter wouldn't be much good--he would probably fall off that. Is that >true? Also, these wheel chairs without a motor that have the extra >wheels for people to move with their hands--I don't know that he would have >the strength to move those much longer, especially on rugs. Also, I >suppose those motorized wheelchair would be too heavy for me to lift into >the car, but we do have an old lighterweight wheelchair that could be used >outdoors. Lots of questions today--I'd appreciate hearing from others in >this great group about their experiences and recommendations. Thanks a >million. Lou R. > > > Sennewald Charlottesville, Virginia > > > >If you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may >unsubscribe by sending a blank email to > >shydrager-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2002 Report Share Posted March 15, 2002 Hello : Thanks for the wheelchair advice. Actually we have one of those light weight wheelchairs in the garage--I picked it up at a yard sale and had no trouble putting it in the car. That is one option that we already have. I guess I want the motorized variety so Sam could do more things on his own within the house.. So we have that option. There seem to be many solutions to problems, but I face them with reluctance. Thanks. Lou R.At 05:59 AM 3/12/2002 -0500, you wrote: > Lou: > >You might want to consider a " transport chair, " aka a " companion >chair. " These are lightweight at about 20 pounds and cost about >$300. They fold up very nicely and will fit in the trunk of most >cars. They are not self propelled and must be moved by a companion. With >the addition of a cushion they can be quite comfortable for sustained >sitting. I understand some users push themselves around with their feet; >this may not be recommended depending on the situation. > >I bought one for Terry who is nearly 100% walker dependent from a safety >point of view. We use it only out side of the house. Since the investment >is small, it is also a nice interim step until a wheelchair become >mandatory keeping in mind that Medicare will only pay for one wheel chair >which will be much more expensive. > >If you want to know more about brands etc, let me know. > >Hope this helps. > >Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 07:44:22 -0500 > >Subject: Motorized wheel chairs > > >Good morning everyone. I think Sam is getting close to the time when he >will need a wheelchair--staggers around the house here and uses his >ambulator (one of those little carts to push around) a lot of the time and >almost always outside. I wonder how msd people do with motorized wheel >chairs. Don't they take some coordination? He is not good at that, and in >addition his vision is so terrible he would be bumping into everything and >getting snagged and be unable to\i unsnag himself. Do others find the >motorized wheelchairs ok--especially inside the house. And I suppose a >scooter wouldn't be much good--he would probably fall off that. Is that >true? Also, these wheel chairs without a motor that have the extra >wheels for people to move with their hands--I don't know that he would have >the strength to move those much longer, especially on rugs. Also, I >suppose those motorized wheelchair would be too heavy for me to lift into >the car, but we do have an old lighterweight wheelchair that could be used >outdoors. Lots of questions today--I'd appreciate hearing from others in >this great group about their experiences and recommendations. Thanks a >million. Lou R. > > > Sennewald Charlottesville, Virginia > > > >If you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may >unsubscribe by sending a blank email to > >shydrager-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2002 Report Share Posted March 15, 2002 Bill: Trying one of those motorized carts at the supermarkets is a splendid idea--why didn't I think of that. We have not done that yet, as Sam has not been well enough, but with a motorized wheelchair he would be able to do more on his own within the house--like bump into everything etc. It's all very interesting, and we thank you. Lou R.At 09:24 AM 3/11/2002 -0500, you wrote: > Lou, > >I would suggest that you take Sam to a store (here WalMart and grocery stores) >where they have a motorized cart and have him try it out (when the store >is not >busy). If he can not handle it, then get a manual chair as I did for >Charlotte. > >The other alternative is a power chair with a control for you to use to guide >the chair. However, if his balance problems are bad you may need a special >restraint to keep him from falling out. > >Take care, Bill Werre > > > > >If you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may >unsubscribe by sending a blank email to > >shydrager-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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