power chair

My thoughts and best wishs go out to anyone with ALS Of course the less than 10 miles to Columbia ALS took more than an hour and a half. I think we (wifey) averaged 15 miles an hour. Thank God for our new spend-down gift, a spacious and comfortable, automatic Honda Irismarie, eat your heart...

I was diagnosed with ALS in Nov '09 and seem to have gone down hill since then. My legs are weak and I stumble and fall often (especially when tired). I am currently using a cane when I don't have an arm to hold onto but am transitioning to a walker this week when I am out of the house. My...

Does anyone has a power chair (Permobil 300 type, Dynavox, V Max, Erika, or any form of eye gaze equipment that is not being used? Please consider donating it to ALS Guardian Angels. We pay for all shipping and repair costs. We can offer a full tax write off. Thanks for considering us. Stu...

This is real. No more fantasies though what follows will spring from my fantasies........ After once more my dentist has lied to me and let me down he is added to the list of people I am going to zap before I die and haunt badly - oh, so badly - after I DIE IF i DO not have time to ruin their...

My dear husband passed away on 04-08-10. I came to these forums frequently and read posts and sometimes wrote in them too. I had found many helpful suggestions and implemented several of them. ALS is a very hard disease to see anyone go through. Bob's abilities were gradually taken from him...

It came at last! Bright orange and with the latest screen fitted to do all the seat and legs ups and downs etc; I have smashed into anything that is fixed. Have upset the rubbish bins in the kitchen which of course I cannot pick up and which the dogs are picking their way through as I speak...

As my power chair seems to have evaporated and every time I ring I get told "é another two or three weeks" a friend sent another company rep along and they have proposed - payment covered by gov't - a lightweight chair that is maniupulated by handles you push back and forth instead of pushing...

Last week my power chair stopped, with a "drive lock out" briefly stated on the window of the joy stick. I was able to move just a few feet, then it returned, and this happened several times. Then, the chair totally quit, and a repair tech, Bob, came to check it out. Now am waiting for a new...

Firstly, the good news: after 4 months of being stuck in bed all day, the ALS Foundation is sending a loaner powerchair. I am thrilled! The thing is this. A lot of my progression all came on at once. So I have swallowing troubles, but I have not even eaten outside my home once yet, since it set...

On a lighter note I want to say THANKS SO MUCH TO EVERYONE ON THE FORUM who has posted about their positive experiences with MDA offices. After calling them, receiving their application and then waiting, waiting, waiting for the MD to sign it I went there yesterday-- it was three blocks from...