Mar 8, 2007
Gary talked to his mom this morning. The doctor already had her on her feet (with help). She will stay where she is for a few days, then go into what she called “the swing shift,” which Gary gathered was a ward where she will undergo rehab. This will be for about ten days, after which she will go home. I understand the others in the family are trying to make arrangements so she won’t be alone when she goes home.
The car guy called this morning and said he still planned to bring the car about 3. There was some discussion of the placement of the wheel, and Gary pointed out that the state vocational guy who is going to teach him to drive will certainly know if the wheel is positioned correctly. Subtle threat there :-) from Gary, Gary’s meaning being that although we’ve already paid for this, if it’s not done right, perhaps the state will no longer do business with this guy.
Gary called me in the afternoon and said the car guy called and claimed the car was ready but they wouldn’t be able to deliver it today. I said, surprise, surprise.
But then the guy did surprise me – he called back in the late afternoon and said they would bring it today after all. He also said he managed to get the seat lowered about five inches – much better than the half inch he was saying yesterday! Wonder if that was on account of Gary’s threat ;-)?
So, we’ve got the van! They delivered it about 6pm, and Gary and I got in and checked it out. The seating works perfectly for Gary. Me, I’m going to still be hitting those hand controls with my knee some, because, being small, I have to get up so close to the wheel in order to reach the floor pedals comfortably. They didn’t manage to fix the outside mirrors to work electronically, so we’ll have to take it into the local Toyota dealer for that. The seat belt contraption to lock the wheelchair in place seems to work fine.
Gary can hardly wait until tomorrow so he can call the state guy and see “when he can get his butt here and teach me to drive,” in Gary’s words. And Gary is all set to find some parking lot this weekend to practice with me. The guy who brought the van (who was the one we have been dealing with all along for the modifications) didn’t seem all that encouraging that Gary should try to drive even in a parking lot without instruction from the state guy, since Gary needs to learn to have a light touch on the hand controls. Gary was not dissuaded, however. Wish us luck this weekend!
Gary talked to his mom this morning. The doctor already had her on her feet (with help). She will stay where she is for a few days, then go into what she called “the swing shift,” which Gary gathered was a ward where she will undergo rehab. This will be for about ten days, after which she will go home. I understand the others in the family are trying to make arrangements so she won’t be alone when she goes home.
The car guy called this morning and said he still planned to bring the car about 3. There was some discussion of the placement of the wheel, and Gary pointed out that the state vocational guy who is going to teach him to drive will certainly know if the wheel is positioned correctly. Subtle threat there :-) from Gary, Gary’s meaning being that although we’ve already paid for this, if it’s not done right, perhaps the state will no longer do business with this guy.
Gary called me in the afternoon and said the car guy called and claimed the car was ready but they wouldn’t be able to deliver it today. I said, surprise, surprise.
But then the guy did surprise me – he called back in the late afternoon and said they would bring it today after all. He also said he managed to get the seat lowered about five inches – much better than the half inch he was saying yesterday! Wonder if that was on account of Gary’s threat ;-)?
So, we’ve got the van! They delivered it about 6pm, and Gary and I got in and checked it out. The seating works perfectly for Gary. Me, I’m going to still be hitting those hand controls with my knee some, because, being small, I have to get up so close to the wheel in order to reach the floor pedals comfortably. They didn’t manage to fix the outside mirrors to work electronically, so we’ll have to take it into the local Toyota dealer for that. The seat belt contraption to lock the wheelchair in place seems to work fine.
Gary can hardly wait until tomorrow so he can call the state guy and see “when he can get his butt here and teach me to drive,” in Gary’s words. And Gary is all set to find some parking lot this weekend to practice with me. The guy who brought the van (who was the one we have been dealing with all along for the modifications) didn’t seem all that encouraging that Gary should try to drive even in a parking lot without instruction from the state guy, since Gary needs to learn to have a light touch on the hand controls. Gary was not dissuaded, however. Wish us luck this weekend!
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