General Chat

DIZZI - I hated shopping in a wheelchair, find it a bit easier on my mobility scooter, well that is once I learned not to knock over the displays.

Are there not any mobility shops where you are that hire out mobility scooters, over here in Orpington we have - Orpington Shopmobility, a scheme registered with the National Federation of Shopmobility.

In Orpington it is operated by VTB Mobility, you pay a yearly membership of £35, so maybe worth checking out this link to see if there in a provider in your area.

http://www.shopmobilityuk.org/ShopmobilityDirectory.asp

Take Care <3

Gwen, have you a befriending service in your area where someone who has been vetted (to see if they are mad oops I mean sensible enough to accompany you etc) A friend of mine did it for a year and helped a disabled chap get out in his wheelchair, he only has a Fiesta but got the chap and wchair in and they went to the theatre and on outings.

Hope you can sort something out, I can understand how annoying o.h. must be when he votoes things you like, my o.h. is like that hence I prefer to shop alone and I am lucky enough to be able to do so.


Take care and chin up love

Lizxx

Must be very frustrating for you Dizzi.

Don't go with Wend.............she ties them to the back bumper and off they go >>>>>>>>>>>> :-S :-S

Dizzi

cant you get a carer?the local council can provide homecare or someone to help you shop,try and find out more,you never know maybe they will provide someone to help you shop for a few hrs a week.


ps. have you heard anything from the hos yet? :-)

Dizzi why not go for an assistant or manager when you first go into a shop and ask her/him to help you shop

WEND YOU CAN ALL WAYS MOVE NEAR ME


THEN I CAN DRIVE YOU MAD LOL

ANN I LIKE TO SEE WHAT I BUY IF POSS BUT I DO SHOP A LOT ONLINE

Are you able to shop on line Dizzi?

. . . . . yeah, but I think we might have a bit of a larf Dizz :-(

I was only saying

I JUST HATE RELYING ON ANYONE ELSE,I HAVE LOST MY LAST BIT OF
INDEPENDENCE ,,WALKING EVEN IF IT WAS WITH A WALKER,IT MAKES ME SO ANGRY AND FRUSTRATED

Me too Dizz - I just wish you lived nearer, so I could take you shopping.

Edit to add - We take 2 members of the family with wheelchairs in our car regularly, so I know I could do it :-D

Sending special mwoochios to you Dizzi <3

Dizzi
It sounds as if you are on a right downer. I can sympathise with you as I am now going to have to have a wheelchair to go out and about in. I also learnt last week that I am going deaf and will have to have hearing aids fitted - Oh what joy! What with 30 plus years of RA and a cataract forming I know just how must be feeling. But don't let it get you down - life is good sometimes
Lots of hugs for you
Phyll

NOW IT LOOKS LIKE I'M STUCK IN THIS WHEELCHAIR I HAVE
TO RELY ON OH TO TAKE ME OUT AND TODAY I REALISED ONE
THING WHICH IS GOING TO CAUSE BIG ROWS COMING UP TO
CHRISTMAS ,I CANT BUY ANY ONE PRESENTS IF HE DON'T LIKE
THEM OR PRESENT,TODAY I SAW A JUMPER FOR GRANDDAUGHTER
HE DIDN'T LIKE IT ,SO I COULDN'T GET IT,I CANT PUSH THE WHEELCHAIR
ON MY OWN HAVN'T THE STRENGTH TO DO IT MYSELF,
CAN'T USE SHOP MOBLITY SCOOTERS BECAUSE I CANT GET TO SHOPS IN
THE FIRST PLACE,
WHEELCHAIR WONT FIT IN FRIENDS CARS THEY ONLY HAVE SMALL CARS
AND ME BG GIRL + WHEELCHAIR ,,,NOT AN OPTION,

TO THOSE IN WHEELCHAIRS ISN'T IT IMPOSSIBLE TO LOOK IN CLOTHES RACKS,I GET LOST IN THE LOWER HANGERS ,CANT SEE SIZES,TOP HANGERS I CANT EVEN SEE FROM A DISTANCE,AS FOR TRYING CLOTHES ON IN DISABLED FITTING ROOMS ,,ME +WCHAIR+OH THERES NO ROOM TOO GET CHANGED,
DON'T KNOW WHY I BOTHER ANYWAY,THE CLOTHES NEVER FIT ME :-( :-( :-( :-(