If
you have spent your valuable time actually reading some of the many entries that
make up this blog, you’ve noted a theme that pops up every now and then. You may recall that I complain that I’ve had
to grudgingly rely on an increasingly complex number of appliances – just to carry
out my daily activities.
Back
so many years ago – it’s only been about 5 years – that MSA became a reality
for me, I’ve gone from nothing to a cane, to a walker, to a motorized scooter,
to a travel wheelchair, to a full-sized wheelchair, and now to the latest piece
of equipment.
Before
I write about this latest addition to my artificial mobility, I have to admit
that the last few items have been much easier for me to accept than the
first. The most difficult was actually
the first, the use of a cane. I guess
that’s because the cane was the first outward sign that MSA was for real and
that it was likely going to lead to its inevitable conclusion.
Now
that I’ve got you curious about what this latest addition could be – I am the
happy new owner of a slightly used, 2005 edition of a Pride “Jazzy Ultra” motorized
wheelchair which gets me around the house in no time – as long as I stop
hitting doors and walls. New, this chair
- which even comes with a cup holder – retailed for around $6000. Fortunately, I paid only a fraction of that
because it was gently used. I’ll get the
hang of driving it soon – until then, you better watch your toes when I’m
around.
