It's finally done I hope. I spent the
afternoon with my durable medical provider going over the final
specifications of new power chair. I hate this kind of stuff sitting
down with a salesperson To make sure that you're getting exactly what
you want. I know the second that I complete something like this
product I get will not be what I thought the product that I ordered
was. I know that sounds really dysfunctional but no life is always
been like that. It seems like I spend my life swimming in the sea of
buyers remorse. To know what I'm glad it's over. You will go over the
order one more time with my physical therapist Minimum everyone is in
agreement ureter will be placed chair we made it sometime in late May
or June I should have my new power chair which I should “Enjoy”
for the next five years. What really frightens me is that as we sat
down to go over this order what he read me back was nothing that I
really remember that really, spooks me. But it's important. I learned
this lesson too well when I ordered my manual chair. The chair that I
got was nothing like I remember ordering and I'm stuck with the chair
now and it mocks me every time I pass it wherever and I stick it in
the house to get all the way.
My DMV( durable medical vendor) is
Jason. Jason is a nice guy, All salespeople nice people to begin
with? I mean I've been in sales I know how to turn on the charm while
I'm trying to make the deal. I really want to believe Jason has my
best interest of mine and it seemed like he did as you gone through
this process but then again the same guy that sold me my manual chair
which I do not really use. I really don't know if it was Jason my
physical therapist who pushed the feature so that chair that makes it
so unusable for me and I really love my physical therapist she's
great and I know she always has my interest in mind so I don't know
what to think. One part of me is almost excited as we close the deal
and I look forward to a new piece of equipment which I think will
basically serve my needs. I will get in the chair and hopefully I'll
be happy with the chair and will take some time to get used to the
new vehicle but I'm sure in time I will enjoy the chair. I just hope
my excitement back so I'm not too let down if in fact the chair is a
dog. The chair I finally decided on is a newer model the chair I'm
currently driving which is a quantum 6000 Z. I've had a love-hate
relationship with the vehicle but overall I've enjoyed the chair. The
6000 Z was a little quirky for me but we've gotten to know each other
and accept each other. What I liked about this chair is that it goes
8 miles an hour and has really large batteries – – the new chair
is another quantum see and I have the same size batteries and motors
are smaller and lower me to go only 6 miles an hour. For some reason
this really threatens me but I think that's a pride issue I have to
get over. My need for speed is not the same as it was five or six
years ago or as traveling almost a mile back and forth to the bus
stop every day when I was working. I am no longer working so I'm not
traveling the distance as I was. Now I'm going back and forth to the
bus stop closer to my home in Modesto do the same kind of speed as I
did then. I have to admit I really enjoy ignoring that my power chair
was a little bit faster than everybody else's on the bus or the train
and that's just silly pride. After all I am in a completely new
stage of life now my needs have changed and I have to accept that.
So Jason will call tomorrow or the day
after let me know that everything's a go and the chair is been
ordered. Even though I know better I will become excited thinking of
the new chair coming my way like getting a new bike is a kid… Who I
am kidding? I'm still a kid.
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