Floria.Antin@f304.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Floria Antin) (12/13/90)
Index Number: 12453 > in family group activities. His parents have a very small old house > and I can't get into it. We have had them here for dinner but my ramp > is to long and steep for his dad to handle anymore. So we both now > have problems with accessability for each other. His mom has invited I'm sorry you are having problems withyour family. it certainly sounds as if you have tried hard. Is it possible for you to make your home acessible for your Father-in-law? There are many people who are able to walk but due to varying degrees of disablity including but by no means limited to arthritis, who find ramps difficult if niot at times almost impossible to negotiate. -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!109!304!Floria.Antin Internet: Floria.Antin@f304.n109.z1.fidonet.org
Pandora.Nigh@f3.n157.z1.fidonet.org (Pandora Nigh) (12/14/90)
Index Number: 12471
I live out in pretty rough rural area and the reason my ramp is so
steep is because the house is on a hill with several others that lead up
to it. I have had Ray take my tri-cart down for his dad to ride it up
the ramp with a near disaster, his dad just can't get the hang of
running it. His dad also refuses to try and do anything about his own
condition. Ray's mom and I have been on him and at him for over a year
about it. He just says he's old and he'd rather fall down and die than
loose his independence by being"disAbled". So with out him trying harder
to wear better shoes or to try and use my tri-cart there isn't much we
can do. I suggest that Ray could push him up the ramp in my old manual
but he won't sit in a wheelchair. I am thankful though he doesn't hold
the fact that I'm in one against me.
Pandora
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