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| Testing out her new wheels |
Today Elise gave me a demo of her new machine, a Tilite Zero wheelchair, not a perfect fit (a bit big, notice her feet swinging :-) but sooooo much better than the standard hospital one. I gave it a try and was surprised how vulnerable it made you feel to tipping over backwards, the centre of gravity being much closer to the body - the very thing needed to enable efficient self-propulsion. Wheelchair driving is a real art and it will take her quite a while to become proficient at it...hence, anti-tipping wheels on for a while. Well, we have this one for a week apparently, which isn't very long.
Her trunk core strength has improved significantly over the last few days. The immediate benefits are that she is just beginning to be able to turn over in bed, essential for bedsore prevention, and general mobility including transfers from bed to wheelchair.
So good to see you up & about Elise. Still thinking if you lots & each day you seem to have some sort of positive improvement which is great! Enjoy that shopping centre! Love Bec Walker xx
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