Major Safety Issue!!!  I loved the chair until I got stuck in it.  the remote had fallen to the floor and I just couldn't reach it.  I recently had shoulder surgery so I couldn't just pull myself up.  I finally scooted forward onto the footrest and sat up from there.  I am going to trash this piece of furniture with a velcro strip so this doesn't happen again1

ps-  at 5'4" I can't reach the storage pockets so that wouldn't have helped.