On 9 December, the wheelchair dealer and an excellent OT (the best I’ve ever had in my life, probably b/c she’s is an independent OT not NHS) came w/ a seating specialist to visit me, and brought a demo wheelchair/seating to try.
Words cannot express how elated I was to finally get the ball going in getting me a new wheelchair! The OT and the seating guy then set up the seating in the wheelchair for me to try, and it was amazing how support and stable they got me in the wheelchair w/ the seating… How brilliant it was, w/ the support I was sitting at least 12-inches tall, as currently (due to the severity of my Scoliosis) my spine collapses whenever I sit. Honestly, I’m really quite tall, despite what anyone thinks!
After then trying out the seating, we all decided that the wheelchair guy and seating guy would get quote for the wheelchair/seating, and then give it my PCT (Primary Care Trust) so they pass it to the “Special Equipment Panel” at the PCT; and then hopefully they’ll order it for me after all the bureaucratic procedures are out of the way. Once I have my final, actual wheelchair, I can try out seating for a good week or two, instead of trying it on a demo wheelchair for a couple of hours that doesn’t even have all the final features/gadgets.
The wheelchair is utterly the dog’s bollocks, and I cannot wait until I finally get it… Let’s hope the PCT orders my soon b/c I need to start living my life to the fullest!
PS: In case you’re wondering, the new wheelchair I’m getting is honestly called the Quickie® Groove™ (in the “mid-wheel” version)… I promise I didn’t make it up, but what a brilliant name!
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