Backup, back

 

This is an image of my backup chair. Yes you read right, I have a backup chair. I may have written about this before I don't really remember and I'm too lazy to go in and do a search to see if I have any specific references to my backup chair possibly when I send it in for repair I may have written something but I haven't checked it out that's that's right that off to my laziness. Anyway, this backup chair has been gone for about a month. I broke off one of the lights/ lamps on the chair plus I needed the foot box larger so my feet will not slide out when I try to transfer from the bed to the chair. The chair still needs batteries but that's another issue that I'm somewhat getting taken care of. I'm debating whether to get brand new batteries which would be $200 or use batteries which would be $150 a piece. I mean as a backup chair do I need to have fully charged batteries when I am only going to use it two or three times a year maybe as opposed to being able to get around just use batteries? I had been somewhat reluctant to get batteries because I thought I might have to get new batteries for my regular show main chair but now it seems like I might be able to get that covered by my insurance that's being looked into. I'm not eligible for a new chair till 2026! So I'm sure the insurance company will go for the batteries. So I can take this possible money and use it for the batteries for the backup chair. Now I'm having to wrestle with the question of repairing the high low bed that I use to get in and out of my power chair. That cost again will be about $450. But good friend Kent who works at the place where I got my backup chair serviced indicated that I should be able to get a new bed for free through my insurance. I have course didn't know anything about that because I've never read what or how Insurance works. It seems like a no-brainer if insurance will cover the cost of a new bed entirely. I have a hard time giving up this bed however I think because d i a n n e got it for me right after my stenosis operation when she knew I was never coming back to the marriage bed again. In fact today the Molina rep was at the apartment complex for a special luncheon- - which I did not attend because I was just getting back from my trip to Salt Lake for my assist meeting- - or I guess the Molina people were talking about insurance coverage. Kent was able to talk to this person and wants me to visit with her to see what they can do as far as my insurance goes. That's all so strange I hardly ever do anything with insurance when it's the time to change it all seems so foreign to me. I'm happy with what I've got why shake up the bridge I think I messed up that metaphor. So now that I've had a chance to think about it why not get it brand new bed, high low that meets all my needs and perhaps even a new mattress. I've had this one almost 10 years now maybe it's time for a change…