• jordanlund@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Electric wheelchair. After my 2nd heart attack, it became harder and harder to do things in the world. Grocery stores were impossible unless they had scooters of their own, which were usually in use or out of service.

    Now I just bring my own.

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      4 months ago

      I use a wheelchair part time, and it’s unbelievable how much starting using one can help when you’re partially ambulatory. I find it funny how able bodied people use phrases like “wheelchair bound”, which perpetuates this idea of wheelchairs being like prisons, but at least for me and a few people I know, finally getting a wheelchair was hugely freeing.

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        4 months ago

        Same, I hadn’t really left the house since 2018. Once a week for groceries and prescriptions and that was it.

        Jesus, just being able to go to a movie theater was huge.