Re: Uh-Oh..... Another foot story :-/

Hi Chris.

Yes, it is pricey, and yes, insurance pays for all of it between the two
coverages (I have very little use of my legs due to neuropathy and
myasthenia gravis), and yes, it is a repeatable situation. The
sensitivity of the chair got my attention immediately when I got it last
April, and I try to stay very vigilant, but still, you know there are times
that will escape us. I turn it off as soon as I stop, but this was an *in
action* moment as I was getting set up here at my *station* by the sofa.

If you had a *governor* or whatever you may call it, on it, how would it
*dig in* and go where it was needing to go. For example, when I get to the
ramp at the front door....... I forget the depth of it now, in my mind,
probably about two inches........ when it meets the resistance of the ramp,
it powers up to overtake it, and keep on going to make it inside. I keep it
at the lowest speed when doing this so that once on the ramp, it won't get
away from me, and knock down the wall in the entranceway. LOL

If there was any way to modify it, I would be very interested since it is
something I have to keep in mind at all times, and my mind is not doing its
best these days, however, it would be a concern for anyone. As for
controlling the chair in-use, I do really good with it, it is just this type
of thing here that bothers/concerns me.

Thanks for your input, and I really look forward to anything else you might
have.

Billie




"Chris Malcolm" <cam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:4lnf7uF2origU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
: Billie <mynewsaccount@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
:
: > Anyway, I was sitting here in my POWER chair, had just positioned
myself,
: > when all of sudden whooommmm here she goooooooes! I could not feel
myself
: > doing it, but I accidentally leaned onto the controller, propelling it
: > forward (I was just right here at the sofa). With the myasthenia I am
very
: > clumsy, and uncoordinated, and it caused me to fumble trying to get off
of
: > the controller. Whenever the chair hits the slightest resistance, it
goes
: > into *overdrive* (my description) and plows its way wherever it wants to
go.
: > Weeeel...........it jammed my left foot right, smack dab into a wooden
: > designer tissue box here beside me. Now the nail on the middle toe is
half
: > off.... not hanging, more of an elongated rip, one side on, the other
loose.
:
: Sounds like this is the kind of accident that might happen again. You
: can get powered wheelchairs that will stop when they hit something
: instead of "going into overdrive". You can also get ones which will
: stop *before* they hit anything. Not only prevents you hurting
: yourself like that, but also other people, like a child. It might
: even be a fittable option to the chair you've got. These kinds of
: chairs used to be very pricey, but the technology for doing that kind
: of thing has got so cheap they put it in kids toys these days.
:
: Maybe in your condition you're eligible to get one of those free?
:
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: Chris Malcolm cam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx DoD #205
: IPAB, Informatics, JCMB, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ, UK
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