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Glitteryboy got his powerchair!

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glittery · 09/02/2010 14:31

Going up & down is the new going round in circles apparently!
Only a wee bit off damage to the wall and that was when i was steering it!

Pictures on profile!

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meltedmarsbars · 09/02/2010 14:36

Thats great! I hope he enjoys the freedom, and what does a bit of plasterwork matter!

Looks fab! Is is yours or NHS?

Hulababy · 09/02/2010 14:38

It looks great

bubblagirl · 09/02/2010 14:54

oh fantastic glitterboy lol and stick large piece of furniture in front of damaged plaster work lol

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glittery · 09/02/2010 15:41

melted its a Dragonmobility chair, 100% charity funded which was fab!!!

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anonandlikeit · 09/02/2010 16:06

Watchout Jenson Button...
Brilliant, what a machine!

sarah293 · 09/02/2010 16:30

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glittery · 09/02/2010 16:47

he has a selection of joysticks depending what mood he's in, a regular round ball one, a T shape he can clutch his fingers round and a cloverleaf shaped one that he can use with the palm/ball of his hand, but at the moment all he is interested in is pressing the switches to go up & down, not bad for a boy who hates switches that click & normally cant hit a switch to save himself!

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glittery · 09/02/2010 18:05

yeah, think they have a few kids who use headswitches but im not sure how it controls it.
they are on facebook too, might be an easy way to ask the question without a phonecall?

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Phoenix4725 · 09/02/2010 18:09

now he is going keep you fit chasing after him

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glittery · 09/02/2010 18:11

good! i could be doing with it!

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Mitchell81 · 09/02/2010 19:13

It looks great!!!!

saintlydamemrsturnip · 09/02/2010 20:14

cool chair.

And I love the trike!

feelingbetter · 09/02/2010 20:21

He looks ace, as usual!

lou031205 · 09/02/2010 23:28
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meltedmarsbars · 10/02/2010 09:56

Make sure you keep the battery topped up - we have just had to send our outdoor one away because its battery conked out (out of warranty) - so quite an expensive job!

Not that she uses it when its so cold - can't wait for the warmer weather to get out and about!

Enjoy your freedom!

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glittery · 10/02/2010 11:14

yeah they told me to keep it on trickle charge when its not being used, only pennies a year apparently and you cant over charge it.
luckily i also got a 5 year maintenance package so all the seating adjustments, servicing, tyres, batteries etc are covered, only thing i need to pay for is anything that ds manages to break!

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meltedmarsbars · 10/02/2010 11:25

You can get insurance for that - dd2 has 3rd party

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glittery · 10/02/2010 12:06

is that liability insurance or just the chair insurance? can i ask how much it cost?

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meltedmarsbars · 10/02/2010 12:34

We have fish insurance for home helps - and they also do wh/ch, they are very helpful, here, but I'm sure there are other companies too.

Its about £60 to £80 pa.

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glittery · 10/02/2010 13:29

ooh thats pretty reasonable eh? thanks for that!

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2shoes · 10/02/2010 14:28

just saw this on SKITUK
brilliant, lovely pic

meltedmarsbars · 10/02/2010 14:47

Glittery, its only worth it if you are going to take it where you might damage some-one else's car/foot/child.

We only go up our (v rural) lane with ours, so didn't bother for a long time.

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glittery · 10/02/2010 16:41

might wait a bit then!

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5inthebed · 10/02/2010 20:15

How cool does he look! He actually looks a lot bigger in it compared to the last photos. He has such a gorgeous smile.