I have a car that was the one I could afford. It has been running, except for about 10 or12 days in the shop, for over 20 years.
When I left the hospital recently, they (or Medicare) gave me a walker that will, with any luck, last 20 weeks. The man who adjusted it to my height told me not to give it away-- it was the only one I would get in this lifetime. A plastic guard at the bottom of one leg, to keep it from catching on the carpet, disintegrated in less than two weeks. I found the pieces in the alley leading to the laundry room. I guess I was supposed to carry the walker.
A week or so later, I was told to buy a shower chair.
This blog is supposed to be about getting what we need, so I should start a letter like this:
Dear Invacare:
About this shower chair. Really thoughtless design. It's not safe, except maybe for washing my feet.
The plastic seat and back are nice and shiny, so my soapy hand grasping for safety slides right off.
The back legs on this beauty do not cant backward. If I even brush against it, it tilts backward immediately, leaving nothing for me to grab onto. I'm back to showering standing up.
My roommate just got an exec chair for only $45 more than the shower chair cost. His chair wouldn't fall backward if hit by a small car.
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