[Blind-rollers] Just wanted to say Hello

Thu Jul 26 23:36:35 CDT 2007

Hi,
No. Actually, I took her to a big fancy dinner, that worked just as  
well as the bended knee thing. Aside from that, you know, that knee  
worked a heck of a lot better back then.
On Jul 26, 2007, at 8:58 PM, dmgina wrote:

> Dan,
> Didn't you get down on one knee to ask your wife for marriage?
> Ha, well now doing it again is romantic but don't work so hard at  
> it smile.
> Hehehehehe.
> Dar ----- source message -----
> from: Dan <JazzyDan at sbcglobal.net>
> to: Blind wheelchair users list <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org>
> date: thursday Jul 26 2007, 18:52:56
> subject: Re: [Blind-rollers] Just wanted to say Hello
>
>>
>>
>> Hey Dar,
>> I really would suggest that you walk as long as you can. Even when
>> I'm in my house, where I can follow the walls, I walk some every day.
>> But one time while doing this, I fell down, right in front of some
>> friends we had over for dinner. And you know what? They laughed with
>> me, not at me, even my Wife and Son got in on the act. They also
>> suggested that I might take my situation a little more seriously. I
>> guess they are right. But still, when I can, I try to walk some.
>> Dan
>> On Jul 26, 2007, at 6:24 PM, dmgina wrote:
>>
>>> Hi there,
>>> I think it is grate.
>>> I don't need a chair yet,
>>> and hope that I can walk for as long as I can.
>>> Good for you.
>>> I don't understand terms of a chair, so if I ask, don't feel you
>>> are doing
>>> something wrong.
>>>
>>> --Dar
>>> www.mypowermall.com/biz/home/5779
>>> Every Saint has a past
>>> Every Sinner has a future
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Kim & Sophie" <kim_and_sophie at yahoo.ca>
>>> To: "Blind wheelchair users list" <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 5:04 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Blind-rollers] Just wanted to say Hello
>>>
>>>
>>>> I knew through trial and error.  The first one I had didn't work
>>>> for me at
>>>> all!  It was too big, the seat was almost flat so I kept falling
>>>> forward
>>>> because I have no trunk control, and every part of it was just
>>>> wrong.  I
>>>> had worked with 5 "seating speacialists" when I had this chair.  I
>>>> got
>>>> measured by one and the other 4 tried to make things work for me
>>>> but they
>>>> never did.
>>>>
>>>>  The next chair I got was measured by myself and my boyfriend and
>>>> it fits
>>>> me perfectly.  I took 2 inches off of the seat width, had more
>>>> "dump" in
>>>> the seat so I could sit up without always having to lean on one
>>>> arm, and
>>>> changed every single measurement right down to the wheels.  I also
>>>> got
>>>> more camber on my wheels because I knew I would be more stable on
>>>> slanted
>>>> sidewalks and wouldn't get my fingers caught like I use to.
>>>>
>>>>  I guess it all comes down to finding out what works or don't work
>>>> for you
>>>> by trying things and making adjustments.  My first chair was a
>>>> Quickie GT
>>>> so everything on it was adjustable.  I kept tweaking it until I
>>>> knew what
>>>> I needed.  It still didn't work for me, but I knew from the things
>>>> that
>>>> didn't work what would work.
>>>>
>>>>  My new chair is a Invacare Top End Titanium and it has no
>>>> adjustments at
>>>> all besides the rear axle.  I love it because nothing comes loose
>>>> and it
>>>> takes a lot of weight off of the chair.  There are less things to
>>>> worry
>>>> about breaking and it only weighs 18fulbs including cushion,  
>>>> wheels,
>>>> backrest etc.
>>>>
>>>>  Try some differnt things out and don't let a "seating
>>>> speacialist" force
>>>> you into something without having a chance to test it out and see
>>>> if it
>>>> works for yourself.  If I had listened to everyone I would have
>>>> been in a
>>>> power chair in a nursing home with my guide dog taken away, but
>>>> instead
>>>> I'm living on my own half of the time (my boyfriend travels a  
>>>> lot for
>>>> work), I still have my guide dog and I use a manual chair, and own
>>>> my own
>>>> buisness.  I've also started wheelchair racing.  All because I
>>>> made it
>>>> perfectly clear from the beginning that it's my life and I wasn't
>>>> about to
>>>> give in to whatever I was told before trying things out.
>>>>
>>>>  Kim & Sophie
>>>>
>>>> dmgina <dmgina at qwest.net> wrote:
>>>>  How did you know what to add to your chair to work for you?
>>>> Or did you get professional help?
>>>>
>>>> --Dar
>>>> www.mypowermall.com/biz/home/5779
>>>> Every Saint has a past
>>>> Every Sinner has a future
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Kim & Sophie"
>>>> To: "Blind wheelchair users list"
>>>> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 11:55 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Blind-rollers] Just wanted to say Hello
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I had this problem with my old wheelchair because I only had 3
>>>>> degrees of
>>>>> camber on my wheels. I would get my hand caught between doorways
>>>>> a lot and
>>>>> because I have no feeling in my hands I wouldn't realize until I
>>>>> couldn't
>>>>> move forward, or I couldn't pull my arm away from my wheel. When
>>>>> I got my
>>>>> new wheelchair I got 9 degrees of camber on my wheels and this
>>>>> gives me
>>>>> enough room so my hands don't touch door frames etc. because the
>>>>> bottom of
>>>>> my wheels can only touch the door frame leaving room between the
>>>>> top of
>>>>> the
>>>>> wheel for my hand.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you decide to add more camber to your chair you really should
>>>>> consider
>>>>> the width yoru chair will be at the base though. You don't want
>>>>> to do it
>>>>> and be too wide to fit through some doorways! It also adds a  
>>>>> lot of
>>>>> stability from side to side to your chair.
>>>>>
>>>>> Kim & Sophie
>>>>>
>>>>> Laura Eaves wrote:
>>>>> Hi Jen --
>>>>> I crash into things with the manual chair too, but I have control
>>>>> enough
>>>>> to
>>>>> stop. Perhaps with practice, the same would be true with a power
>>>>> chair.
>>>>> One annoying thing about using the manual chair is that I
>>>>> frequently --
>>>>> that
>>>>> is, ininv* frequently -- get my hand caught between the chair and
>>>>> the
>>>>> furniture and so my hands and fingers are constantly bruised and
>>>>> swollen
>>>>> from little injuries, not to mention painful as heck.
>>>>> Does anyone else have this problem?
>>>>> I am fortunate in that I have full use of my arms -- I suppose
>>>>> there are
>>>>> some on the list that are more limited. I am also able to stand  
>>>>> and
>>>>> pivot,
>>>>> but not walk.
>>>>> As for how I stear, I just push with one arm and feel with my
>>>>> feet and
>>>>> the
>>>>> other arm. I only carry the cane strapped to my chair for
>>>>> identification
>>>>> so
>>>>> people know I'm blind. If I used a power chair I suppose I could
>>>>> use the
>>>>> cane for mobility more easily.
>>>>> Comments welcome.
>>>>> --le
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Jennifer Aberdeen"
>>>>> To: "Blind wheelchair users list"
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 10:12 AM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Blind-rollers] Just wanted to say Hello
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Laura,
>>>>>
>>>>> I know your question was to Dan, and I don't want to high-jack
>>>>> the email
>>>>> in
>>>>> any way, but I just wanted to ask you how you got around in your
>>>>> manual
>>>>> chair? I have a manual chair right now, and I have a really hard
>>>>> time
>>>>> getting around unfamiliar places, which is just about everywhere
>>>>> except
>>>>> my
>>>>> house. I have a one-armed gear manual chair, but I don't use it
>>>>> the way
>>>>> I'm
>>>>> supposed to because I almost broke my wrist trying to steer the
>>>>> chair
>>>>> when
>>>>> I
>>>>> was learning how to use it. I'm hoping that my mobility will be
>>>>> easier
>>>>> with
>>>>> the power chair, but if for some reason I can't drive it without
>>>>> crashing
>>>>> into things, I don't know what I'll do. I really need to be able
>>>>> to get
>>>>> around without people helping me.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jen
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Laura Eaves"
>>>>> To: "Blind wheelchair users list"
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 2:42 AM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Blind-rollers] Just wanted to say Hello
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Dan -- Welcome to the list!
>>>>>> I am blind and use a manual chair.
>>>>>> I tried a power chair at one point just to see how well it would
>>>>>> work,
>>>>>> but
>>>>>> I
>>>>>> pretty much demolished the furniture and took some paint off the
>>>>>> wall. I
>>>>>> suppose for a one-day trial with no experience that was to be
>>>>>> expected,
>>>>>> but
>>>>>> I decided that for various reasons I preferred the manual -- not
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> least
>>>>>> of which is that I don't need a van to travel, and if I need a  
>>>>>> ride
>>>>>> somewhere, my friend can throw my light weight folding chair  
>>>>>> in the
>>>>>> trunk
>>>>>> of
>>>>>> any car quite easily.
>>>>>> I have a question -- are you total or do you have some vision?
>>>>>> and if
>>>>>> so,
>>>>>> how much?
>>>>>> When I was working, when my vision was better, I could see
>>>>>> enough to
>>>>>> stear
>>>>>> in familiar territory. But now my vision is not good enough to
>>>>>> navigate
>>>>>> much at all. I do most all navigation by touch, or checking  
>>>>>> out the
>>>>>> light
>>>>>> fixtures in the room (I have light vision) to know where I am.
>>>>>> Take care.
>>>>>> --le
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Dan"
>>>>>> To:
>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 12:26 AM
>>>>>> Subject: [Blind-rollers] Just wanted to say Hello
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>> I am a totally blind person who has been successfully using an
>>>>>> electric wheelchair for over a year.
>>>>>> I have a Jazzy-610 with a PG VSI 50 Amp controller mounted on the
>>>>>> left arm rest. This is a Center-wheel drive with Active Track
>>>>>> Suspension and I absolutely love the Six-Wheels on the ground at
>>>>>> all
>>>>>> times. It really does give me tremendous stability.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I didn't need Rehab Seating. However I do have a High-Backed seat
>>>>>> with a Headrest and it also Reclines.
>>>>>> While I can still walk some, I feel much safer in the wheelchair.
>>>>>> For guidance I use an extremely lightweight carbon fiber folding
>>>>>> cane with a roller tip and it works great.
>>>>>> Dan
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> Dar
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