jesse_the_k | (Reply)

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So! I have questions. I am tired and won't be able to read the RESPONSES to the question until I wake up, but here are my questions.

- My dad,before he died, was leaning toward suggesting I get a chair because of all the problems with my feet/my POTS, but,

- I now have a large dog who has bad enough leash manners already how would I walk him (plus he is my medical alert dog and I need him with me most of the time; his leash training is, trust me, REALLY, REALLY BAD because for some reason he just isn't learning not to yank the way he learns most things and it is very tiring but recently I've been too sick to even walk hima nd keep having to ask my husband to do it which makes me cry) and more importantly,

- my muscle wasting disease is has progressed the most in my arms. My forearms are essentially dead weight connecting functional elbows to semi-functional hands. To clarify, I can't lift more than about two pounds and I cannot lift my arms over my head. Or even really touch the top of my head. Hair washing is an adventure and I have to sit down to do it, etc.

A power chair is 300% out for financial reasons, even though I have wanted nothing more in life than an exact copy of the chair-carts they have at the local Target because they require such a tiny arm/hand contribution and have sensitive controls such that I love going to Target just to feel like I can ambulate without pain.

could I even handle a chair with the arm issues? and what about Mr. I Don't Do Leashes Well When You're Standing Up What Would I Do When You're Sitting?