Hi there.... well it's over 7 months since my wheelchair services have given me the go ahead for a new wheelchair, (although it's actually 21 months since I was first referred to them as my first chair wasn't suitable from day one) Imagine my dismay when yesterday I received a letter only  to inform me that the wheelchair I wanted isn't available in my size  The Kuschell Champion only goes up to 17" and I need an 18"   it's all male orientated as u men have the nice narrow hips......  anyhow have tried the Quickie Neon and it doesn't suit me at all, one with the transferring side and the other I can't fold it myself , if I lived wiht someone then it might not be such a big problem but alas Im trying to be as independant as ;possible.   So please , ;please can you recommend a chair (NOT A BOX FRAME) that is lightweight, strong, easy to fold for transfers into the drivers side of the car and is easy to pack in the boot..........  Somebody mentioned the Da Vinci one's but apparently they're expensive and I can't get any info on the web on them.. maybe its my Welsh spelling , hope you're all ok, sorry to bother you but I need a new chair to get a car, and so to be able to get on with my life ........  as this monster the GPV Quickie 19.5 kilos , 21 inches is killing me ..... mentally and physcially

thanks

Meira xxx

Footprints in the Snow

I've just been watching a programme on television, called "footprints in the snow" and following the true story of a very brave lady called Julie Hill and seeing her trying to adjust to life as a paraplegic following a car accident, and the effects it had on her marriage.  The last time I watched it, I was normal, I wasn't a T12 Complete, and I still cried (big softy that I am). Thank God we don't know what lies ahead for us...

It's brilliantly acted as it is with Caroline Quentin and Kevin Whately, oh how it's touched me even more now than before....... 2 years to today, since my accident, remembering how I was before, remembering the pain during the accident, the pain that I have now all day, the indignity of first catheters, and daily manual evacuations by kind nurses (remembering to leave my dignity on the door when in hospital lol), my first spasm, only a few seconds after my fall (ouch to put it mildly)  my last one just a few minutes ago, (like my body thinks I'll  forget what it's like) my hope that there will be a miracle cure one day that I'll walk, seeing her go through electrodes and operations trying to walk again, seeing them failing to get close to each other, mentally as well as physically.  Seeing their love win through...  having somebody with you through it all.  Being tough on yourself, helping yourself, carrying on, when you really don't want to. Not just remembering life before the accident but living now.........  I may not make footprints in the snow ever again, but I'll leave proud tyre marks as I've come this far and I'm still here, changed but here, thanks to medical staff, family and friends and a little bit of stubborness

Chin up, keep smiling

Meira xx