ButterflyLois

Amputee life before and after...

Thursday, February 08, 2007

~Chair Movin~


I mentioned that when I get this loaner power chair, if
and when I get it..that it will be 2 inches smaller than
what my seat is now.. on my chair lol. it measures 20
inches across by 20.. I took some photos today to show
why I had mine made bigger. The MAIN reason I did
was because my left stump is longer, if I had left it at
18 X 18, which was the original size, guess that's standard,
it would have extended past the end of the chair and
cushion which I found out VERY fast is NOT comfy at all.
I sit all sorts of ways in my chair..sideways, backwards,
any way I want because I did have it enlarged.. :-) ya ya
I know .."chair shrinkage caused by FOOD" lol..well it
can do that too..butt that's not MY reason :-D

So I thought I would take some sitting facing back, front
and sideways..lol..give you some idea that really I do
have some extra room in my chair.. Sometimes, when
I have company or I am talking to my counselor I sit like
I am above..its very comfy and gets my arms off my elbows
kinda and its just a different way to sit than the same same
all the time..I enjoy it myself..as long as I don't fall out of it..
and Ive been over that..AND I am not going to fall out to be
able to show pics of me sitting on the FLOOR! I just have
a problem about getting on the floor, people with shoes walk
on it..and Penny does vacuum it at least twice a week...well
you have to keep down on cat hair..my boys shed. but I
don't do floors in any way, shape or bodily form...lol.. :-)

These last 2 are a bit farther away, but you can see I am
quite comfy like this and do have plenty of room. I will be
SO glad when I get darker curtains for that bedroom in
more ways than ONE..the glare..but note the time..that's
the afternoon sun..that's a south window behind me in
the bedroom.. I am so glad to have this cordless mouse,
its just hard to see the monitor to see when I am far enough
away or out of focus or what ever..but you get the general
idea.. I can sit any which way..:-) but cant ALL Weebles?
I still end up straight on and forward.. :-)

This one of me sitting totally backwards..now..what do you see?
notice anything out of the usual on the back of a BLACK wheel
chair? hmmm? up top of the back..over on the left there a bit..
see those 2 white spots? I was gonna take them out but..well..I
left them on.. its white paint lol see? I get that CRAP everywhere.
HOW did I get it on the BACK of my chair? ohhh I know..I bet
when I released the tipper back there you can see the tipper
very easily this way..and a little dot on them..that's the release
for them to fall off into the paint tray :-D they know how to do
THAT I KNOW!! :-)

So.. there you see me doing a total circle in my chair..interesting?
I fit quite nicely and I really am glad that I did have it made bigger
but then again by doing that I do have a harder time getting thru
the doors here..I cannot hold onto my wheels or I will knock all the
skin off my knuckles scraping the door frame going through it..
NOT because im a bad driver or anything and RUN into them :-D

I do kinda watch what I eat though ..and even though I write about
my blue berry doughnuts I don't eat a lot of sweets..every once in
awhile my sweet tooth will act up and I HAVE to have something
really sweet like cake or frosted cupcakes or something. I honestly
could say I am really a vegetarian.. my one meat I like is BEEF..
I use that more than anything to make spaghetti sauce etc.. I
drink coffee and only put sugar in. I put in 3 teaspoons of sugar..
say it "like a little coffee with your sugar,do ya?" lol.. yes.. but I
only drink perhaps 1 or 2 cups a day some times only 1.. I have
thought about getting a coffee grinder though and making really
fresh ground coffee I bet that would be good. I cant afford to make
my chair BIGGER..then I really would be stuck and couldn't go
room to room :-)

I think tonite its hot chocolate..and toast..ever dunk buttered
toast in it? really good.. I love that. :-) so that's where Im headed..
hope you like the little tour around my wheelchair.. nitey nite..:-)

Y'all have a good one now Y'hear? love ya..and thanks for all the
wonderful comments I appreciate hearing from you and knowing
that you enjoy my little corner here and want to spend some time
with me.. I honestly do..and I say "Thank you VERRRY much :-D
God love ya.. I do :-)

Always, Lois ****

ps.. these are the small if you would like them bigger send me a
email.. oki? :-)

God Bless you is my prayer today,
I'm so honored to call you "friend";
I pray the Lord will keep you safe
until I write again..

10 Comments:

  • At 10:19 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Lois we love the pictures in your wheelchair, wow you can set all four ways in it. That might help with a pressure sore too.
    You sure have to have the right seat in it...
    Becky has been sick the last few day with a cold, she missed the dance party tonight. It for all the handichap children all ages comes.
    Pam did real well tonight at the party, but when it came time to leave she got up set...it help if I leave first, then the staff can work with her better.
    You should see them dancing in front of everyone and having so much fun.
    Lois thank you so much for the pictures, it just awesome you are able to seat like that.
    Going to bed early tonight, another big day coming up.
    How are you sleeping at night now, are thing better for you?
    Good nite my friend.
    God bless you.
    Mary

     
  • At 5:02 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Dearest dear hon!
    I have never seen you more relaxed and beautiful than in these pics.... You are quite a model, just my model if i might say so. Your chairs measures, are depending on your size. Well i hadnt mind if the chair was even bigger, cuz that would made you even more loveable. Huggin you would demand more time, and that wouldnt be wrong from my point of view. Take care of yourself, the butt and all until next time we can meet here in our own little "cyber-corner"
    Kiss on you, damned sweet woman of mine... And all over...
    ****+*
    Your own
    ROB

     
  • At 5:05 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    By the way... I cud have use for these pics of yours. In the better shape you told about.... The more the better as allways.
    Rob

     
  • At 6:11 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Hi, Honey,
    Just love the pics, especially the first one - that is quite a portrait and a great pose!! That chair looks really comfortable, and tha fact that you can move around in it is VERY good for your butt. I can see how an 18 inch chair could be a problem, but let's hope it is only a short term measure.
    Take care, Hon. L.O.L. & G.B.H. from
    Raife.

     
  • At 9:15 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Hi Gorgeous,

    Let's face it - you are gorgeous no matter which way you sit in the chair!!

    Seriously - it is a good fit. We are in process of trying to get a bigger chair for my brother-in-law. The one he has now is too small - it wasn't designed for him in the first place. And he has been having a lot of problems with pressure sores. Well - hopefully that will work out OK.

    Take care Sweet One.

    Bare Hugs,
    Butty

     
  • At 9:30 AM, Blogger Lois said…

    Good Morning :-)

    Such nice things to read with my coffee this morning I am just so grateful..You all say the kindest things to me and I tell ya..just are the greatest. Im glad you like the pictures. I do have fun taking them, and Im glad you like them. :-)

    I have good nites and bad nights Mary, I have no idea why, last nite I was awake more than asleep. I think I really need a better mattress.. Hope Becky gets better, and that you have a very good day.

    Rob, your just a sweetie. You say the nicest things.. Yes, I will send you the larger size, they are alot bigger over 300kbs..but watch your mail sweet man.. :-*

    Hiya Raife,
    Havent heard anything from anyone and it being friday..I doubt I will today either I Hope so but.. Im glad you like the photos.. :-)

    Hi Butty ...
    glad you liked them too, I had no trouble getting mine made bigger, this chair I am in now is my old one.. My new manual is down the basement..I am using this as its more broken in and rolls easier.. once I get this place fixed
    then I will use my new manual,im waiting to get that power chair so I can rip this carpet out lol. I will too..all by my own self.. well me and a power chair..lol..

    I hope y'all have a great day, you sure have gotten mine off to a great start..
    Thanks a bunch...
    Love ya's~!!!! :-D
    Always.... Lois.****

     
  • At 2:25 PM, Blogger Gray said…

    Nice photos, Lois.

    Now I understand better why you would use a relatively large chair.

    Have a good weekend.

     
  • At 3:07 PM, Blogger Lois said…

    Hi Gray,
    Thank you.. i sit in this chair for a long time and I often sit sideways when I have company makes them comfy too..

    Hope you have a great weekend :-)
    Always, Lois ****

     
  • At 3:31 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Hey Hon,

    Thanks for the nice words. And if you are sending out larger pix - please keep me in mind (grin). BTW - did you get my email with the pix from Alaska?

    Bare Hugs,

    Butty

     
  • At 5:33 PM, Blogger Lois said…

    Hi Butty,, yes I did I thought I had answered your letter..ohoh Am I getting That bad? lol..watch your mail I will send a zip file with the photos..there are a total of 6 i think..hmm its a large file tho..but good photos and all large ones..over 300 kbs each.. I will send soon as I close this post.. then I am off to write tonites blog lol..

    Take care!
    Always, Lois ****

     

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