Transporting

[JohnnyMags]

My wife has a PWC that I haven't needed yet in fact it's still in the box. I was wondering about getting a scooter which seems like it would be easier to transport than a PWC. I'm sure there are reasons that I can't think of for not going that route. As a sidebar which I don't think matters my wife dosen't want to go anywhere perhaps brought on by the depression I'm sure she's feeling.

 

[Nikki J]

There are certainly scooters that break down comparatively easily. I don’t know what pwc you have gather it is not a custom one? Is it also portable enough to fit in the trunk ?

The issue is also what she can drive and what she can get in and out of. My sister used a scooter the first time we went to disney. The second trip six months later she couldn’t do the scooter either from driving or getting into it. She had a pwc.

Whatever you do, and I think you know this, save your insurance mobility device benefit for a custom pwc. You can often find used scooters

 

[JohnnyMags]

Thanks Nikki you are right the pwc is not custom. I intend to talk to the social worker at Temple's Clinic when we go next month about what I need to do to start the custom pwc. I see what you mean about ability to drive. Since the scooters aren't that expensive coming in at $700 - $800, I've even seen $600, I'm inclined to get a scooter as a bridge between walker and custom pwc. Maybe I should be satisfied with the Jazzy Carbon chair we have. I will unbox it this week to check it's operation as well as it's portability. Another factor is a scooter doesn't look quite as handicapped as a wheel chair does and I know my wife is conscious of that. All I want to do is make her happy, I love her so much!