electric wheelchair

  1. metaroc

    hi I'm Mike

    Hi Im Mike Rayl... I am a pal. My condition seems to have stablized. I live at La Veta healthcare center, a nursing home. I have a quickee electric wheelchair and i go out to starbucks, the mall, in it... When I came here 4 years ago I thought it was the begining of the end of my life... wrong...
  2. J

    Question about ALS progression

    Hello, I've followed this forum for a while. Everyone on here is so helpful and honest. I've watched other ALS forums where thats not the case. Thank you for being here :-D . My wife was diagnosed April 14th this year with ALS. 1 year ago today, give or take a week, she was walking around...
  3. MtPockets

    I broke footrest on wheelchair

    For the benefit of those who have never had to use a wheelchair or have a friend or relative who now has a wheelchair. I have a electric wheelchair, 3 months old, that I bent the foot rest because I did not know you were not suppose to put your weight on the thing. (Why don't wheelchair...
  4. T

    electric wheelchair

    I sure could use your advice. We do not have a ALS Society or a MDA clinic nearby us. Therefore, we don't have anywhere to borrow equipment. Social Security, here in the good 'ol' USA, only helps pay for an electric wheelchair every five years. That means we need to make as wise a decision...
  5. N

    the greatest woman i know

    I just wanted to say a couple things about my grandma, who is by far, the greatest woman i know. We have had feeling for a month or 2 that she has als, but we were just given the diagnosis yesterday. this is such a hard concept for me to grasp. My grandma has been a national ballroom...
  6. N

    overwhelmed

    My mom has been diagnosed with ALS for a month now, and she is handling it so well. Much better than I am. I'm 39 years old and last night I sat on her lap and cried like a baby. Pretty silly, I know. I feel bad because I should be comforting her, not her comforting me. But how do you tell...
  7. J

    new member says hello

    :D hi I just recently joined this website, my younger brother (39) was diagnosed with ALS this past year. He is deterating so fast, in one year he has no use of any of his limbs, he can move his head and neck only, he is confined to an electric wheelchair all day for his comfort, he is choking...
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