Our mates are back so we went for a walk, was I walking? I dunno and why do I feel so scared?
Read about my days walk here
http://disableddon.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/walking-in-wheelchair.html
Scaredy cat Don
Great blog Don and raises so many issues.
I would say:
A) Yes itās fine to still refer to it as āgoing for a walkā. After all the expression āgoing for a walkā actually means much more than walking. It means getting out without having a specific place to goā¦ getting out just to enjoy the fresh air and the sight seeing but without, say, going to the doctorās or the library. So āgoing for a walkā is what you do even if on scooter or in w/c.
B) You really really really need to get yourself a new scooter. Itās no good being on a scooter that you are frightened (with good reason!) of falling off of. Get yourself a bigger. 4-wheel scooter that you feel completely secure in.
C) No you are not a child. You are a disabled manā¦ very different from a childā¦ and MAN being the operative word!
Take care and have a good day,
Pat xx
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Hi Don
Iām with you Don, I am always referring to going for a walk, which simply to me means going round the park with my grandchildren, going for a āwheelā doesnāt sound right!
Reading your blog you are obviously scared of the scooter you have, if I were you that one would be binned, and a new more stable one would be taking its place. My two neighbours (both mid 80ās) use theirs regularly for shopping, going to Church etc, and from memory I think they are called Sovereign Shoprider. Here we have a chap who runs a mobility business, and he brings various scooters for home trial.
You go for it Don, get your confidence back, I know you can do it.
Pam x
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Hello Don,
Itās a walk! Iām just grateful for the chance of freedom. When I go out onto the Ashdown Forest itās a tramp, only because my scooter is a Tramper. I will stroll up to town or scoot up to the doctoers. I sometimes fly, wander or trundle but mostly my wife says I ramble.
Best wishes, Steve.
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Cheers folks, I really do need to start saving for a new one but so much other stuff draws my attention. Tomorrow I chap I know is coming to help me with the website I hope to build. Thatās far more fun than getting a scooter I hope I can build a directory of local businesses to help Promote Thanet which is the name of My blog.
Let you know how I get on.
Don
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Don, just a thought, if you are on the higher mobility rate of DLA, or whatever it is called now, then you can purchase a scooter through that scheme.
Pam x
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I know Pam but I already use that money for something else
Long term plan maybe Don?
Web site firstā¦Iām sure your lovely Heather will push you a bit longerā¦then maybe a new trolleyā¦I bought mine on eBay, very good price and itās greatā¦actually it might have been gum tree or preloved or some such ā¦ Its not what you need, I donāt use it often but itās tiny and folds up to go in the car.
I sometimes dream about an all terrain one so that I could go for the odd āwalkā in the Forest of Deanā¦hey hoā¦must check my husband did the lottery!
Nina x
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Nina some of the prices are crazy and people pay them. I saw one advertising a disability scooter more expensive than our car how do they people sleep it could have been purchased half of that price in some places. Rip off Britainās at it againā¦
Don
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Thereās always somebody that finds a way to pull a fast one, itās so depressing.
I was lucky with my little scooter, Iād researched the model I wanted then was lucky enough to find an almost new one at a fraction of the normal price. It was fairly local so my husband was able to go and check it out before we parted with any cash.
My husband came across some sort of scam the other dayā¦Iāve been sitting here trying to recall what it was, sadly itās gone from my old shredded brain, but whatever it was I do remember it was ingenious. Sad that so many people think that is a good way to earn a living these days!
Hope you have a good day today,
Nina x
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