[Blind-rollers] needing instruction

Tue Aug 22 14:29:45 UTC 2017

So correct Becky! Sometimes, though you just have to take matters into
your own hands, especially when asking will get you a denial! Just a
lil lagniappe. Lauren, could you contact the manufacturer directly and
tell them the company who bought it and go from there? Or, seek out a
local medical supply store in town? Hopefully, they will help you if
you go that route.
At the least, you might be able to find out if a recommendation for
another company was made to others thru the original company you got
your chair from.

On 8/19/17, Becky Frankeberger via Blind-Rollers
<blind-rollers at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Lauren, write me off list. I would love to know how you decided to go back
> to CA, and catch up with you.
>
> b.butterfly at comcast.net
>
> When I smashed my foot and needed to keep it elevated, When I got to my
> destination and the ankle was having a fit, I asked for a chair. Simple as
> that dear one. "You don't get if you don't ask," my dear husband says. Ask
> for a chair or something to put your feet up on. I got a bench once, an
> electric heater thing, but it was the right height, but mainly I got chairs.
>
>
> Warm hugs,
>
> Becky and Jake sending fluffy tail wags
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blind-Rollers [mailto:blind-rollers-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Lauren Merryfield via Blind-Rollers
> Sent: Friday, August 18, 2017 8:27 PM
> To: 'Blind wheelchair users list' <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Lauren Merryfield <lauren at catlines.com>
> Subject: Re: [Blind-rollers] needing instruction
>
> Hi,
> I finally found the owner's manual online and they're talking about wheel
> locks and arm something-or-others and I can't find anything like that. How
> do you brake?
>
> The manual also mentioned leg elevation but I didn't find that either on my
> model. I sure wish I could get that because then I could keep my legs
> elevated as the dr. wants me to do. I have terrible swelling, wounds that
> get infected with cellulitis, and that 's really painful. But I can't seem
> to keep my legs elevated in real life. I mean, I'd need to be pretty much
> bedridden except for the bathroom.
> Thanks,
> Lauren
> Blessings in Jesus’ name! 
> Philippians 2:9-11
> 9Why God also has highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above
> every name: 10That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in
> heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11And that every
> tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the
> Father.
>
> Advice from my cats:"Meow when you feel like it."
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blind-Rollers [mailto:blind-rollers-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Maureen Pranghofer via Blind-Rollers
> Sent: Friday, August 18, 2017 8:03 PM
> To: Blind wheelchair users list <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Maureen Pranghofer <maureensmusic at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [Blind-rollers] needing instruction
>
> Hi
> Sounds like a lot of work, but I think you could take paratransit and have
> it in manual have them roll you on the vehicle, switch it back into power so
> the brakes go on and do the reverse at the store.
> Maureen
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lauren Merryfield via Blind-Rollers
> Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 8:20 PM
> To: 'Blind wheelchair users list'
> Cc: Lauren Merryfield
> Subject: Re: [Blind-rollers] needing instruction
>
> Hi,
> It looks like the store I bought the chair from is no longer in business and
> they are in OR and I am in CA. So I'm not sure who would be a reliable
> person here in CA.
>
> I was sure the battery would be okay plugged in, because that was what they
> had recommended. But it is acting dead now and there is no way that I know
> of to get it in anywhere. Well, wait a minute. I might be able to manually
> roll it to paratransit and get it to a store. Now that is a possibility I
> hadn't thought of. You have to turn a couple levers for it to move at all,
> manually, but it will.
> Thanks,
> Lauren
>
> Blessings in Jesus’ name! 
> Philippians 2:9-11
> 9Why God also has highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above
> every name: 10That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in
> heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11And that every
> tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the
> Father.
>
> Advice from my cats:"Meow when you feel like it."
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blind-Rollers [mailto:blind-rollers-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Maureen Pranghofer via Blind-Rollers
> Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 9:07 AM
> To: Blind wheelchair users list <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Maureen Pranghofer <maureensmusic at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [Blind-rollers] needing instruction
>
> Hi Lauren
> I'm thinking that it being as new as it is must be under warranty.  Can you
> contact the dealer where you bought it and find out?  They must know where
> it can be serviced, and the servicing people should come to you.  I don't
> think they can be overcharged, and when they are plugged in they should be
> charging.  Usually most chairs (at least all the ones I've had) charge
> overnight.  If it is dead you can get a new battery from Batteries Plus and
> it's way cheaper then buying them through a medical place.
> Maureen
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lauren Merryfield via Blind-Rollers
> Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 2:49 AM
> To: 'Blind wheelchair users list'
> Cc: Lauren Merryfield
> Subject: Re: [Blind-rollers] needing instruction
>
> Hi,
> I finally had an opportunity to work with someone using an extra-long cane
> with my power chair. But when I went to move it, the battery seems to be
> dead. I have only had the chair since January and used it very little so
> far. They told me to keep it plugged in when I wasn't using it, so that is
> what I did. Now I wonder if I ran it down.
>
> Is this battery, if it is dead, useless or can it be recharged? If it can be
> recharged, how/? I still have it plugged in.
>
> If it is dead, how do I get it replaced because I can't get it to a store or
> anything.
> Thanks,
> Lauren
>
> Blessings in Jesus’ name! 
> Philippians 2:9-11
> 9Why God also has highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above
> every name: 10That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in
> heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11And that every
> tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the
> Father.
>
> Advice from my cats:"Meow when you feel like it."
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blind-Rollers [mailto:blind-rollers-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Maureen Pranghofer via Blind-Rollers
> Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2017 5:56 PM
> To: Blind wheelchair users list <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Maureen Pranghofer <maureensmusic at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [Blind-rollers] needing instruction
>
> Hi
> Yes the company you got the chair from can come with a programmer and change
> hos fast it takes corners, and how much pressure you put on the joystick to
> make it move.
> Maureen
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lauren Merryfield via Blind-Rollers
> Sent: Friday, February 10, 2017 8:22 AM
> To: 'Blind wheelchair users list'
> Cc: Lauren Merryfield
> Subject: Re: [Blind-rollers] needing instruction
>
> Hi,
> Thanks. So if I wanted, I could have the joystick set so that it was harder
> to push? That might help me right now. It just wiggles all over the place
> right now and my chair squiggles down the hall almost uncontrolled.
> Thanks,
> Lauren
>
> Blessings in Jesus' name. "But as for me, I will sing about your power. Each
> morning I will sing with joy about your unfailing love. For you have been my
> refuge, a place of safety when I am in distress."
>    --Psalm 59:16, NLT
> Advice from my cats:"meow when you feel like it."
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blind-Rollers [mailto:blind-rollers-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Penny Stevenson via Blind-Rollers
> Sent: Friday, February 10, 2017 1:09 AM
> To: Blind wheelchair users list <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Penny Stevenson <Penny.Stevenson at visionaustralia.org>
> Subject: Re: [Blind-rollers] needing instruction
>
> You can have your chair controls adjusted to make them fit your driving
> style and you can also get a cut out template to get a better feel for
> forward, left, right etc.
> Currently your controller can be thought of as a circle, if you wanted just
> 4 directions you could have a cross, 8 directions looks a bit like a flower
> for example.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On 10 Feb 2017, at 6:26 pm, Lauren Merryfield via Blind-Rollers
> <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Well, I was not able to just sit down and propel myself where I wanted
>> to in my new power chair. Right now, I need much more practice and
>> possibly some suggestions/instruction.
>>
>>
>>
>> In my first attempt to go to dinner this evening driving my new "car",
>> I stood and manipulated the joy stick to get the chair out of my apt.
>> It just barely fit through the door.
>>
>>
>>
>> Then I sat down and began my trek to dinner. I noticed that sometimes
>> when you have turned to the left or right, and then want to go
>> straight, you don't necessarily go straight, because the wheels are
>> still in turning position. How do you deal with that issue?
>>
>>
>>
>> I did go straight a small amount of the time but mostly zigged and
>> zagged left and right like some kind of drunk, down the hall.
>>
>>
>>
>> I ran over my feet a couple times, trapped my hand against the wall
>> one time, and, in general, was on a ride that was like a roller
>> coaster on a level surface.
>>
>>
>>
>> The important fact is that I made it to dinner! But I'm sure anyone
>> watching me was worried for the walls.
>>
>>
>>
>> I didn't use my cane tonight. I mostly used my feet. I will try next
>> time with my cane and see if that works better. Tonight I feared
>> getting the cane caught somewhere and bending or breaking it and it's
>> the only cane I have, my BartholoMEW, a catly name.
>>
>>
>>
>> How do you hold steady on the joy stick so that you do actually go
>> straight forward or backward. It moves almost too easily. Is there a
>> correct way to position your fingers/thumb on the joystick that gives
>> you more control over it?
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm filling out paperwork for paratransit in the city I'm moving to in
>> a couple weeks. One question they had is "is your power chair
>> oversize?" I don't know that. I am guessing it might be because I am.
>>
>>
>>
>> When you take something as heavy as a power chair on the plane, where
>> do they put it? Are they careful with it? They were not careful with
>> my manual chair a couple years ago and I ended up with a better one
>> from them for their error.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks for now,
>>
>> Lauren
>>
>> Blessings in Jesus' name. "But as for me, I will sing about your
>> power. Each morning I will sing with joy about your unfailing love.
>> For you have been my refuge, a place of safety when I am in distress."
>>
>>   --Psalm 59:16, NLT
>>
>> Advice from my cats:"meow when you feel like it."
>>
>>
>>
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