Wednesday, May 12, 2010

A Trip To Town....

Some asked me to share this daily life.  I drive my chair out to van, let out the lift, climb into the drivers seat.  Make necessary adjustments, then drive off with hand controls, thankful I have them.


Unload at the store, put the lift back up.  I ride too fast into store.  Get too many items, I need more than planned.  I ask someone to get me the high items down, thank them.  Check out with nice cashier helping. 

Uh oh!  dropped my shoe, cannot reach it, lap so full of stuff items.  I sit there until a nice lady offers to pick up my shoe.  She was so kind, she put it back on my foot. 

Continue to get out of store, let lift out of van, load up.  Climb back into drivers seat, now tiring with heat.

I drive home, get mail, unload from van with items that are frozen, take them into house, put up lift again.  I learned to have patience.

Now what a boring story, for such a small trip to the store.   The small things in life,  can be a challenge.  Now I need to clean again.

I am thankful I can be independent with help from kind people.  It was another story when I had small kids to take with me.

11 comments:

Karen said...

You are amazing, Kim...

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

I'm with karen on this. You are amazing.

Aries said...

Wow what a day. After reading this now I realize how I take things for granted sometime. Thanks for sharing. Have a nice day.

Weezer said...

Good, good morning, Kim. I've been wondering how much time a day do you have to spend in your chair? I know you get out and walk some. You are truly an inspiration to all of us.
Blessings, dear friend.

christy rose said...

I am agreeing with so many other commentors today. You definitely amaze me!!!!

Dav DiDi said...

Yeah .. we young/matured ladies should be independent .. Have a nice day

Unknown said...

I would love to read about how you did it all with small children! You are a strong woman!

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sheila said...

At least you see the brightside! Happy FF!

Carolee Hollenback said...

Love your spirit!

My uncle is wheelchair bound because of damaged joints due to hemophilia. He is one of the smartest, most independent guys I know.

He mowes his lawn (riding mower of course), has a garden and has even replaced a bathroom floor.

He refuses to be held back!

BTW- I know what you mean in your profile- I teach Journal Writing classes.

The power of the written word is amamzing!

Connie Arnold said...

Thank you for sharing this, Kim, and giving us another glimpse at your strong spirit. You are inspiring! May God continue to bless you and help you get out and do the things you want and need to do.

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