Another day from Hell

I certainly hope the weekend is better than today has been, man what a day.
Had an appointment for my motorized wheelchair as I was having problems with the tilt mechanism, it had been working intermittently yet the problem was becoming very persistent.
My appointment was for 8 AM what some of you would call paratransit here is called STO picked me up at 7:15 AM, we drove for less than a block when the driver realized he had picked up the wrong passenger so back home I went got dropped off lost a ticket because I dropped it somewhere and waited patiently for my bus to arrive. No less than five minutes later my bus showed up, I should also mention both of these buses were going to locations less than 200 feet apart "I'm not kidding"

Finally into the repair shop where my first priority was getting a coffee and a muffin that is after I had checked in and they had taken my chair. At approximately 11:30 AM I was told the part they required was not in stock and had to be ordered but before they ordered it they needed to weigh me to see if my weight was within the operable limits for the tilt mechanism.
Once that was done I was hoisted from the manual chair they have provided during my appointment to my electric chair.
By this time I knew I should visit the men's washroom and it was exactly that a visit the moment the washroom door opened my bladder decided it was a go! Crap talk about an uncomfortable feeling sitting in my chair and listening to the rain hitting the floor, and if you've ever been through this you know that you have absolutely no control.
First when you complain of urgency the neurologist prescribes medication to help, in my case after several years of taking I believe it was called Ditropan than one that stopped working something called oxibuten chloride until one day I had a urinary tract infection my first. A visit to the emergency ward where the urologist on duty took the pills and discarded them installed a Foley catheter which I wore for a week or so learned how to self catheterize in case I ever needed to and that was it.

No problems for several years but lately it seems it has a mind of its own. I left the washroom mentioning to the attendant someone should be called to clean up the mess I had left behind and proceeded to get ready to catch my bus. Now everything I own is wet except for my winter cape which I threw over myself zipped it up for the ride home.
Upon arrival the first thing I wanted to do was hit the shower yet I didn't want to chance it on my own especially after the day I'd experienced, fortunately my spouse was able to leave work early I was quite relieved to see her. Needless to say we did not waste any time I stripped the clothes went in the washer and I into the shower except I Slipped and fell to the ground in the shower. I was so pissed off at myself you cannot imagine, my legs hurt like hell from being twisted in ways they haven't been for a long long time. With my bath chair on the fritz "I'm still waiting for my battery" our only option was 911 again. Of course since it's not an emergency you may have to wait, I waited In the Dam Shower For Two Bloody Hours before they showed up and of course when they did it only took them less than three minutes to pick me up and put me back into my chair. This is no longer funny I am ticked off like you would not believe tomorrow I start looking for a real lift with a sling so that if correction when it happens next time we will be able to do something about it.

I'll tell you everyone has a mountain to cross I was just not ready for Mount Everest!

Keeping my fingers crossed for the rest of the weekend.

PS: I've decided that this year since I am not going to be walking in support of the MS Society I will be soliciting funds from my friends and family members yet it will be for the sole purpose of purchasing a lift.

Expensive little battery

Good morning everyone,

Haven't had that much to write about lately which is positive especially with MS, numerous things occur on a daily basis which makes quiet uneventful times very enjoyable.

Several weeks ago when I fell while my spouse was away we tried using my lift chair upon her arrival , nothing more than an electric bath chair, it lifts me high enough that I can transfer to my wheelchair. The trick is I have to make certain I am rested before attempting to lift my butt onto the chair if I'm exhausted forget it.
The chair isn't exactly as shown this seat was replaced with one of those wooden tops from a TV tray, it is sturdier yet rests approximately 3 inches from the ground when fully lowered.

As usual after checking to make certain I was okay she went got the chair from our bedroom positioned it behind me and I sat on the wooden bench only to press the up button and hear a beep? Tried it again up down still a beep, at this point we realized the chair was broken could not be used thus we had to rely on our ambulance service to pick me up and transfer me to my wheelchair.

I've had time to diagnose the problem caused by adead battery a small 12 V lead acid battery which costs $28 in the United States $64 in Canada! Parity who are we kidding we are simply getting hosed however I needed it ordered it yesterday should have it in my possession February 28 which is definitely an advantage over having to wait several weeks for the item to go through customs, brokerage fees etc. so I'm happy or at least satisfied. I will be very pleased if I have diagnosed the problem properly.

Here is a picture of the chair even though I am certain you have seen them before.

On another note, would anyone know how to copy or backup all of the posts written on your blog? There are quite a few things I would like to add yet I'm not certain if I've spoken of them previously. If anyone knows please let me know here or send me a note at ppms@hotmail.ca
Have a Great Day

Any more people out there?

The problem I'm having is one uploading a picture, sketch whatever it doesn't matter. You select the file press the upload button your item is uploaded as you can see it in the preview box yet if you look in the background there is no HTML coding shown in the dialog box where you would normally write what I'm writing now. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't almost like flipping a coin, it took me three tries to upload this sketch. The worst part is the problem comes in goes it's almost as bad as MS LOL
I hope it does not take them long to find the problem.
Michael