Frank.Whitney@f1000.n261.z1.fidonet.org (Frank Whitney) (01/09/91)
Index Number: 12757 It's sort of like the saying you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink. Sometimes people just refuse to use what's at their disposal just because it is more of a psychological problem rather then a medical one. Just am happy that things seem to be going more your way. It's the same with my wife, she would probably be much better off in a power wheelchair but she wants to always just use her scooter because it doesn't make her look as disabled in her eyes. For the longest period of time she wouldn't even use that but finely she couldn't get anywhere without it so she now uses it all of the time. When this other person finely does the right thing he'll probably feel the same way. Frank. -- Via Opus Msg Kit v1.11 -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!261!1000!Frank.Whitney Internet: Frank.Whitney@f1000.n261.z1.fidonet.org
Pandora.Nigh@f3.n157.z1.fidonet.org (Pandora Nigh) (01/09/91)
Index Number: 12767 Hi Frank, I don't want to shatter your wifes bubble but I don't think that most people preceive a scooter as less disabled than a chair. Just that you are old. I do love my scooter and will miss it terribly. When I could use it to it's fullest it did give me more freedom than my new permobile will in some ways. It did a tremendous job of going places easily that power chairs can't. I liked the swivel seat that made changing position easy, instead of having to manuver the whole chair around at times I could just turn the seat. I also like the basket in the front and the tiller that I could lean on. If she uses her tricart to the max more power to her. Just don't overly let her pass you by in your chair. Pandora -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!157!3!Pandora.Nigh Internet: Pandora.Nigh@f3.n157.z1.fidonet.org