Had to bring the wheelchair into the house this morning :(

[sparklymieow]

This morning when DS got up he was very stiff and couldn't walk. He asked me to carry him about,and I can't do it anymore, he is 7 and getting heavy. So I had to go out to the car in my dressing gown and get the wheelchair in. I have realised that the extention the council built with a downstairs bedroom and wet room isn't big enough for DS in a wheelchair, there isn't enough room for a turning circle.
Didn't think he would need to use the wheelchair ever in the house

[milward]

Don't know what to say - just thinking of you & ds.

[coppertop]

Oh no.

Can you get the council to do anything about it? There have been a few cases in our local paper recently where houses/doors have been unsuitable for wheelchairs and workmen have been sent out pretty quickly to sort it out.

[misdee]

i have to say, that my bungalow is meant to be useuable for wheelchair users, and i dont think there is a space for turning circle in any of the bedrooms if beds are in there. which makes the place useless.

[sparklymieow]

apart from knock it down and start again, they won't be able to do nothing. The doors are big enough tho. I think I need to go to the council and ask about getting a bungalow There are lots of HA houses and bungalows going up here over the next few years, so I will have to go and see the housing officer and disuss this.

[coppertop]

Will you be able to get any help in the meantime? Any equipment to help with lifting etc?

[sparklymieow]

no because its not everyday. He generally is ok, just has the odd bad day. I don't know how much more I can take tho.

[coppertop]

It must be back-breaking. I know how heavy my ds1 is and he's only 4yrs old.

[sparklymieow]

I am only 4ft 11 and weigh 7st myself and carrying a small 7 year old is hard. He is about 48lb.

[coppertop]

Blimey. That's pretty much half your weight you're having to carry!

[sparklymieow]

I know, Misdee thinks its strange that I can lift her DD2 easily (she weighs 40lb) but look at what I am used to lifting!!

[coppertop]

I think you should change your MN name to SparklySchwarzenneger. Or ArnieMieow!

[sparklymieow]

I like SparklySchwarzenneger!!! I can lift washing machines too (with help of course!!)

[coppertop]

I shall expect you to start a new profile under the name SparklySchwarzenegger with a Photoshop doctored pic of you holding a child on one shoulder and a washing machine on the other.

[sparklymieow]

thats made me