mobility aid

If you're too healthy for a wheelchair, but too sick to walk for more than 30-60 minutes without feeling uncomfortable, consider a good e-bike (a pedelec, to be precise). For me it has been lifechanging. I'll write about my experience with an e-bike from a EU perspective. In other countries the...

My latest CHRONIC ELEPHANT BLOG is about using a mobility scooter and other aids. It also links to an article I wrote on another blog about choosing a scooter, and using it once you've got it https://thechronicelephant.blogspot.com/2019/08/getting-mobile-with-penelope-pitstop.html I AM...

I have severe ME. I live with my parents. My mum is my principal carer. Mum and I want to get a stairlift. But Dad refuses because (a) it would spoil his aesthetic for the house, and (b) he thinks it would discourage me to try to use the stairs myself. I've only been up and down the stairs a...

I posted in the last thread @Mattie travelling by car. Now I need to ask about air travel and carrying wheelchairs. About 4 weeks ago, I did the 7 hour car journey I mentioned and it did not go well. We decided to stop halfway and booked a decent hotel. I also decided to stay in bed at home...

So I am finally (grudgingly) admitting to myself that life might be less crashy and my horizons expanded a bit if I had a power wheelchair. I'd love to hear from others who have one what features you love/hate/wish you had. I only have a carer one day a week, so the thing would ideally be...