Friday, June 06, 2025

Back up and back out

 



I don't know when I'm going to be able to get the other chair fixed are the chair that was in yesterday fixed. The fix is simple if you got the tools the right frame of mind. All I have to do is put new bearings in the right front caster. The bearings are relatively cheap probably 8 bucks for all four bearings but it's just getting the person who has the time as well as the skill set to do the operation. Also there needs to have some kind of a puller tool. This tool actually reaches in and pulls the bearings out of their housing. It's a relatively inexpensive piece of equipment but very few people have it that I'm aware of. The tool is just the device that reaches in and is able to hook the bearing so you can pull it up and out. I figured that it whatever the case scenario this was going to be something I'm going to have to be out of my chair for so when I had Melissa lift me into the shower I told her then that we needed to switch out chairs. Oh, and yesterday before I went to bed I didn't plug in my main chair I plugged in the backup chair just to be sure I would start the day off with a full charge.


The back of chair is okay, it's not my preferential chair and it kind of scares me particularly on the transfers the foot box is very much smaller than the foot box on my big chair. I just had to be extra careful when I make the transfer. This chair also sits me up straighter in the chair and that's kind of spooky. That puts a lot of pressure on my butt and I have to be careful that I don't acquire any skin breakdown. The major benefit of this chair is that at least I can go in a forward Direction and not have to worry about being drug over to the side or whatever. I was able to take the chair over to the market and get Provisions for the weekend. I was totally out of bread so I got a couple loaves white bread and like a seven grain bread or whatever it is but it's good especially toasted. I also got some English muffins so I think I'll be set with the new toaster and items to toast I have a whole bunch of yogurts so if nothing else for breakfast can be yogurt and toast and maybe even a straight egg or two. With the English muffins I can put together Egg McMuffins or a Spam and Egg McMuffins which are quite good I think. So I've been in the chair a good part of the day my butt hurts and I think I am putting way too much weight on my right side. I'm going to have to be careful and maybe do a lot of just laying down in the chair for the next couple of days when I can get somebody to look at restoring the bearings on my right wheel of my other chair.

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