Success After Many E-Mails.

Henri Rousseau.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Rousseau

I was pleased that I managed to get most of the way to and from the market on my own.

The sun was lovely, especially out of the wind, the Ten Cate market is good to visit, Tuesday has always been one of my favourites.

It was good to be there this afternoon, nice to be greeted by market stall holders we know and to buy tasty treats from the Greek stall.

Yesterday I got the new lighter joystick which is easier to use, the handle is not as easy to hold as the one I had.

Hopefully I can get another more suitable handle soon, as well as get the wheelchair table support bracket strengthened, the people from Welzorg, did try to tighten the screws.

Today the table was sagging again, so will have to contact my case manager, yet more telephone calls and e-mails.

Finally all my e-mails to our landlords paid off, they have now put the anti pigeon strips up in all the guttering and above the kitchen windows, front doors and lift doors.

It has only taken me years of telephone calls, numerous e-mails to get the entire building pigeon proof; I started asking for this in 2007.

They promised this in the spring of 2008, they only did the ground floor, after more e-mails they did the first floor in 2009, the rest was done in 2010.

They did not do the front of the building, from first to fourth floor until today; it has been quite a struggle to achieve.

Yippee, brilliant that it has been done now, just before we were going to buy the anti pigeon strips tomorrow.  

                                    

Rainy May Wednesday.

Pedro Friedeberg.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Friedeberg

A mail just arrived from Johanneke, my occupational therapist, informing me that the support cushion for in bed will be delivered on 16 May.

This was applied for on 2 February, I got the approval in March for it to be made for

me in April.

Friday 2 April, Johanneke phoned the company Quatron and heard it would be ready in 2 weeks.

Now it will be ready to be delivered on 16 May, amazing, also that I had an appointment on 30 March for a lighter joystick.

I was promised a quick resolution, a quick appointment for the lighter joystick to be installed, since 30 March not a word.

Wonderful world of expensive time consuming burocracy, which is not set up to provide swift solutions for handicapped people like me.

Seems once again I get to be patient and wait, if only the progression of my ms could wait then there would be no problem.

I have sent heaps of mails, so far no news from anyone, no appointments and no sign of my getting the lighter joystick anytime soon.

This would be good to get while my hands/arms still function, I fear that it will be too late as everything else is, but who knows maybe I will be pleasantly surprised.

Rainy Wednesday

Angel Planells

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Planells

Today has been a grey, rainy day which was a shame as the recent sunny days have been rather pleasant.

This afternoon I had an appointment with Annelies, my advisor from the Council’s Disability unit and Percy, Arjan from Welzorg.

To discuss my problems with the joystick on my wheelchair, this requires quite a lot of effort for me to use it.

There is another joystick which requires less effort than the one I have right now which is too much work for me.

Sadly the wheelchair will have to be taken to their workshop near the German border, two hours from here

The wheelchair will be gone for several days, which was not good news as the idea of not being able to sit for days is not acceptable.

 I hope they can do it quicker, say collect it one day and return it to me the next day, but not four days without being able to sit.

Welzorg recently lost their monopoly to supply mobility aids via local councils, in Amsterdam they no longer will supply aids to the Rehabilitation Clinic and other places, which has meant they have had to close their local workshop in Haarlem.

Shame for them, for the loss of many of their lucrative contracts, may be thanks to way they treated their vulnerable customers.