It is a grey day, unlike yesterday but who cares when the future has become so bright again.

Optimism.


Well what a day it has been, the mechanism operating the bed had stopped working reliably, late last night, when I pressed to go down it went up and would not stop.

Very uncomfortable and worrying too, could only use if Richie was there to unplug the plug from the socket.

It had been too late the night, last night to phone the company, Revacore to ask for an engineer to come around.

When I called this morning I was given the third degree, had we pressed the green button on the plug and unplugged it and plugged it in again.

Explained patiently three times that we had done all this and the bed was still stuck and I was lying half slumped in the bed.

After the third set of questions he finally said he would do his best to get someone to call by today, but could not say when.

The engineer came while I was sitting in Summit’s chair and having the vacuum cushion modelled around my body.

He soon spotted that the transformer had burnt out and he would get a new one plus new hand held control.

Glad he came when I was not in the bed, and he could spot the problem straight away.

A weird feeling to be sitting upright, well nearly upright after so long, on 21 august last year I had to stay in bed for a few weeks.

That has become more than a year now, this afternoon was not easy, it was extremely painful, but it has been done now.

THC helped me through the pain.

Even got through Elwyn bit by bit pulling me upright out of my cork screwed position, while adjusting the pressure of the vaccum cushion.

When he had given me the support I needed to sit upright it felt good, sitting now seems like a very real thing.

This mould will be used to make the seat and back rest so I can sit again, Ludwine the ergo therapist was brilliant.

She has already organised that once I sit Ton Peeks, who comes by every two weeks, comes every week to check that the sore does not reopen.

It has been quite an afternoon, had quite alot of pain and let my tears flow freely, everyone responded very supportively.

Michelle, from Arca assured me that the paper work would be sent asap to the City Council for their approval.

As soon as Elwyn gets the go ahead he will make the seat and back rest, then at the next appointment he will attach it to my wheelchair and fine tune it by going through another session, like today.

When he is satisfied that I am sitting well, he will let me use the wheelchair, returning to make any adjustments that maybe needed another twice.

If it is satisfactory it will be covered and will be able to go out as and when I want to.

Today I feel good that I got through the fitting so well and am feeling optimistic now
about getting outside again.

Yippee can’t wait now it is a reality.

It is a grey day, unlike yesterday but who cares when the future has become so bright again.