Chair on wheels
Jul. 30th, 2020 12:06 pmI found a wheelchair on Freecycle! It's manual rather than powered, folds up, has adjustable footrests. It seems basic but serviceable. It was being given away by an older lady who has replaced it with a powered one.
I'm really pleased. Hopefully Leo won't need one for very long, but right now it will be really useful. Once they've had their surgery and recovered we can pass it on to the next person who needs one.
I took the car and picked it up with E this morning. I'm hoping we can go out for a walk this afternoon, me pushing the chair with E on my back. I don't know how feasible that's going to be but I have hopes. If we try a short walk first we can just come home when it gets too much. Like with babywearing itself, I expect the more I do it the stronger I'll get.
I have visions of being able to have socially distanced days out to London Zoo or Kew Gardens. Maybe not Kew. Places we can drive to. Between Leo's decreasing mobility and Covid I've felt pretty trapped. I'm trying to book in more child-friendly distanced hangouts with friends, and have had some lovely times wandering around Lea Valley Reservoir with![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
the_lady_lily and her 5 year old, and breastfeeding in the woods with kabarett and me_and. But I miss doing things outside the house with my partner, and we very rarely Go Out and Do Things as a trio.
I'm braced for a second wave and another lockdown, and I'd love to get out and do some low-risk lovely things this summer while we can.
I'm really pleased. Hopefully Leo won't need one for very long, but right now it will be really useful. Once they've had their surgery and recovered we can pass it on to the next person who needs one.
I took the car and picked it up with E this morning. I'm hoping we can go out for a walk this afternoon, me pushing the chair with E on my back. I don't know how feasible that's going to be but I have hopes. If we try a short walk first we can just come home when it gets too much. Like with babywearing itself, I expect the more I do it the stronger I'll get.
I have visions of being able to have socially distanced days out to London Zoo or Kew Gardens. Maybe not Kew. Places we can drive to. Between Leo's decreasing mobility and Covid I've felt pretty trapped. I'm trying to book in more child-friendly distanced hangouts with friends, and have had some lovely times wandering around Lea Valley Reservoir with
the_lady_lily and her 5 year old, and breastfeeding in the woods with kabarett and me_and. But I miss doing things outside the house with my partner, and we very rarely Go Out and Do Things as a trio.I'm braced for a second wave and another lockdown, and I'd love to get out and do some low-risk lovely things this summer while we can.