By: keystone

keystone — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:17:34 +0000

i have this book. it’s got a lot of good information

By: Laurie

Laurie — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 06:25:37 +0000

My family has a tradition of going to the theme Parks in Orlando to see the different holiday displays. It’s always been me and my husband, my mom in a wheelchair and 2 teenage sons. Those wheelchairs a a bear to push over cobblestone streets and inclines. By 2001, my husband broke his back and had to walk with a walker (that converted to a chair) the boys were now in HS and able to take turns pushing grandma, and I was still going strong.
This year, grandma has passed on, Dad still needs help with the walker cuz he tires easily, and I can’t breathe well, so I rode a wheelchair all day at Islands of Adventure so we could see the wizard world, then our son who is a manager took us thru the back alley to avoid going thru the whole Citywalk area. My daughter in law joined us for an early dinner..nothing says Christmas like Irish Pub food. Yummy! Then they parked me and my hubby in a handicap zone for the Macy’s parade while the young ones did a couple rides.We were only out 6 hours but boy was my tushie sore! You see the world about 3 feet lower in a wheelchair. I like to take photos so it was a challenge. We did have a good time. I literally sat on my butt 7 hours and I was tired,,slept 9 hrs on no meds. If this keeps up I may have to ask for a scooter!

By: Linda Basta

Linda Basta — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:40:09 +0000

I try… But wish they’d just see that I need help and just do it without me having to ask.

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