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user: You are replying to Ed Grey about "Re: 4 wheel scooter".

They wrote:
EG>     It is good to here from you.  Hope all is well with you, new hubby
EG>family, down there near Shreveport.  What's the weather like now?
EG> AC> 260lbs, I guess they realized that I couldn't push him around. Then
EG> AC> they learned I had PPS, they gave in with no fight...
EG>get a scooter since I can walk (at all.)  Granted, ignorance of my
EG>disability, by persons not afflicted, is something   I   have  to  learn,
EG> take   into consideration.   However, I blow a fuse when some moron  with
EG>no knowledge  of PPS tells me, unequivocally, what  my  capabilities are
EG>or should be.  Would you believe this women told me that  my HMO  had  a
EG>list of specific diseases  for  which  the  patients afflicted with same
EG>may qualify to get a scooter.  Not a list  of disabilities  with
EG>degrees of severity, but a list  of diseases.  Guess which disease wasn't
EG>on the list?  And I'll  bet they treated my case as an exception to the
EG>rule rather than  add PPS to the list.  Enough about that.
EG>EG>suggestions?
EG> AC> I can't help with the problem. I had the lift put in the trunk of a
EG> AC> car...It worked great, I had a little trouble manuvering it because I
EG> AC> was so small...
EG>I wish I could do that also, but even big cars are difficult  for me to
EG>enter and exit.  I'm about 6'3" and unfortunately currently 290  pounds.
EG>I have to bend my legs, stoop,  and  twist  myself around,  all
EG>simultaneously in order to get in and out  of  cars.  My much higher
EG>pick-up truck is much easier for me to use.   I'll eventually  have to get
EG>another one or van since this one  is  so old.
EG>Seems  as if I've been on some sort of emotional  roller  coaster since
EG>mom  died  in  March.  Most of  what  transpired  regarding   the scooter
EG>happened back in January and February and since then I've been  pretty
EG>involved with my mom's illness  and  subsequent passing.   When  the
EG>scooter dealer called to say  that  he  had received  authorization for my
EG>scooter, it was a breath of  fresh air  in the middle of an emotional fire
EG>storm.  Having no way  to transport  it  makes it a hollow victory at this
EG>point,  but  I'm working  on it.  Thanks for the hugs and the caring, it's
EG>GREAT!  Hopefully,  hubby  doesn't  mind  you sharing  the  hugs  and  my
EG>returning them so vigorously.  Take care.

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Hi Ed,
Everything here in Shreveport is great...Husband is a very special guy,
as he knows about my PPS and doesn't mind at all....He's very good to
me, as well as for me...I just sold my house in Tx. today so it was a
little sad for me....A ending to one life, but a beginning for
another....The weather is wonderful, just waiting for them to get the
pool open....HAHAHA I need the excersize.....
whe
I know the feeling well, it took my 2 years to get my SS, PPS wasn't
enough I had to have a Heart attack on top of it...
ualifying
It would be nice if they would put PPS on the list before we are all
gone....sometimes I think that, that is what they are waiting for...
big
Can understand that, my new husband is just about the same as you in
height and weight....
y
uch
I'm sorry to hear about your Mother...Extending hand------ here's a rose
for you.--------%---@ and a hug. And you don't have to be worried about
Jerry, He's one in a million.....{{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}}}}}
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