~Wheel Chair People~

Past few days ive been writing and griping I guess a bit

about wheel chairs and the places that arent open to us even

though they are supposed to be.. How unless you are really

around a chair person and have to really witness what they go

thru on a daily routine..you don't really know what we do go

through .. I know I didn't . that morning I got up and the stinkin

ONLY light in the kitchen blew out.. way up in the ceiling..well

fooey..I had to just sit there in the dark! lol..Or like the other day

when Lewis and Warren were here to do this other window..

Warren had a skil saw and needed power, a place to plug it in..

The only place was behind the recliner..He reached behind...

UNPLUGGED my radio..used his saw, unplugged his saw,

and left.. when I went to turn the radio on later well.guess what?

I had Penny plug it in.. cause I cant reach it..so I had to wait till

the next day for her to come and plug it in. I cant move my

recliner by myself .. Ive tried.. that thing is so heavy.. well its an

electric one.. the foot rest goes up by itself..and will stand you

up..they thought be good for me and no ..you still need weight

on that foot thingie for it to go down..didn't and don't work..
Before Lewis left I asked him to please put everything back for
me cuz i cant carry it or move it..he did and didnt mind at all,
he had moved a little table by the window and I cant carry it
and it wont push.. he had put it in the kitchen and was in my
way.. I could have pushed it out there tho. but where to? I
would have to had constantly moved it to move around out
there till Penny came the next day. I have to have this room
to maneuver my chair..lots of people dont think of the chance
that later in life or anytime really they could end up in a
chair and is there house adapted or adaptable? this day and
age..well it might be smart to do..lol..

Before when I went out .. i just got in my car and went. parked

shopped came home.. NOW.. I have to make sure where I go

is accessible to me..that I can get around IN the store let alone

get INTO it..I can ride in a higher up vehicle and get into it ..I

can use my board and pull my self in by grabbing the seat and

make whom ever is holding my chair lift up my board and kinda

dump me across .lol. well so I slid INTO the car , truck or what

ever..its easy to get out just slide downwards.. but to pull UP

and back..and lift at the same time.. its really hard and I know

once I just couldnt do it..and I was really upset I couldnt. I had

to have Que help me that time.. her car was TOO LOW ..lol

so to get back into my chair once I slid down into her car to get

back up and out of it.. i could NOT do it..I thought i was strong..

I am but I sure wasnt that time.. but its not easy taking a power

chair with you either..it is if you have a van..and a ramp..mine

the battery pack came off and it could fold up and go. It could

disengage the batteries and be pushed.. but was heavy too..

and to lift it into a trunk of a car well be hard for a woman .like

Penny, she would have a hard time..even my manual to fold it

and lift and put into the trunk..isnt easy to figure out a way for

it to fit.. .sometimes you have to try different ways to put it in

there.. Raelynn left part of mine out once and it started to

rain on the way home..and the trunk couldnt close cuz of my

chair she had to tie the lid down. my chair got so wet.. it

dried..but all this has to be taken into consideration now for

me or anyone thats a " Rider" :-) not the truck either lol..

When I went to the Drs I did have fun.. I was so conspicuous I

was.. that waiting room filled up really fast.and they had to even

put chairs out in the hall.. I sat there and said really loud too,

I said " gee look at all of you STANDING.. I aint gotta do that

no more I bring my own chair with me" one lady there laughed

so hard.. and a little girl about 10 or so she laughed too .. There

were no chairs left open in the waiting room and that little girl I

could tell didn't feel real good very pale.. so I reached out and

touched her arm.."said honey, I have room in my chair..wanna

sit with me?" as I kind moved to the side a bit to show her I

had room there, she smiled so sweet. and says "no m'am..but

thank you" smiled and went and sat in the hall.. she was so cute..

I think she maybe would have.. but she looked up at her mom..

and mom kind of smiled and turned and went out to the hall..

But I hope it made that little girl feel better and not be afraid of

a chair..I think lots of kids arent really afraid but think maybe the

person in them that there is something REALLY wrong..and if

you put them at ease..they accept it and are better later on...

My little nephew.. Tyler..says "Auntie....you HAVE NO legs!!"

I looked at him and said .. "yes Tyler I know..does that make

a difference..I have a nice chair with wheels now" he looked

at me..kinda patted my left stump...touched my chair..and

looks at me with these HUGE blue eyes..says "NOPE.. I'll

help you Auntie, can I push your chair?" lol .. I wanted this new

computer desk..saved up for a long time for it..and then it

went on sale..so I had enough to get it.. I called my boy, Donnie

asked him to go and get it for me.. he phones from the store..

says "Gran,, they got a matching CHAIR, want it too?" I said

"Donnie honey, I come with a chair Hon" , I could hear

Dawn in back laughing.. All of sudden kinda quiet I hear him

start to laugh he says "SHEESH, DAWN! why'd you let me

call? lolol. we laughed .. but he doesn't see me in it, maybe

cuz hes used to it.. well only time he really notices is when Im

in my power chair.. hes scared of me when im in that..im bad

too.. seems all I say is "look out ..MOVE..watch your toes"

But speaking of chairs.. ive been up for quite a while and Im

kinda pooped ..I was all set to watch TV last nite ..fooey..

I didn't even get the bloomin COVERS up!! I was OUT like

a light lol.. well I paused too long after I laid down lol.. I did

wake up at 3 am with the clicker in my hand and the TV was

still on lol.. I musta been tired ..and didn't realize how tired

I really was.. oh..the BP is still the same as last nite..well ok ..

a few bits ..a tad..higher but ok..not to worry ..im going to bed

rest ..not desk rest..

Oh..my dear friend Mary is in desperate need of prayers for her

brother. serious throat issues and headed for surgery ..pray

for them..shes a dear friend..his name is James Howard..we

need prayer warriors please,

Nitey Nite... :-)

ALways, Lois ****

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..