Imagine not being able to move for four years. And also
think of what it would feel like to suddenly be able.
That is how I felt when I drove a power wheelchair for the first time
ever. I had absolutely no clue how it would feel. It felt surreal, by the way.
I could finally turn around when I wanted to hear a particular conversation.
It is also quite terrifying to have to depend upon a machine to move forward, backward
or side to side. I have grown accustomed to being pushed around. Mind you, I
still can’t move my neck like a normal person.
Probably the most gratifying words I have heard through the entire power chair process
came from Tom with Be Extraordinary. He basically said he wouldn’t have
imagined I could drive myself three years ago when he met me. What will I be able to do three
years from now?
Here I am in a test power chair.
Thumb to go right. Pinky to go leftt. Left toe on a switch is forward and backward.
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| I use the same switch to drive as I do to blog. |
