Putting my wheelchair back together

While I was listening to his iPod, my boyfriend took my wheelchair apart! I should have known there was a reason he gave me his noise canceling headphones to use!

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[chuckccsurfer]

I'm just now figuring out how to get out of the pool but I am fustrated by my attempts to get back in the chair. I'll work on your technique tomorrow. Should be a break through day.

[WildkatPublishing]

Good luck! It will probably take a couple of weeks of practice before you feel totally comfortable and figure out where exactly to place your hands etc. but it gets a lot easier once you get use to it. Let me know how it goes!

[chuckccsurfer]

Great vid. I've been working on my floor to chair transfer and had not tried your method. You make it look so easy. Thanks for the video I'll be working with my trainer on this method soon.

[WildkatPublishing]

Thanks! I don't have he triceps to pull myself up when sitting on the floor in front of my chair. The way I did it in the video is a lot more stable and once your chest is leaning against the cushion you are free to move your arms wherever you need them to be.

[ChillyDawg007]

Why are you in a wheelchair? (I was paralized from my wwaist down and had it my whole life)

[WildkatPublishing]

I hat Transverse Myelitis in 2004. I've been a c6 complete quad since.

[VideoChannel08]

You sound like such a lovely couple, not many men will date women/girls in wheelchairs, you have a keeper there hun. ;)

[thekeyboardsmash]

Just wanted to thank you for posting this. Your video, and the one it responds to, showed me a method of getting from the floor back into my chair that actually works for me (I have MD, so I don't have the upper body strength to do it the way many/most paras do it, but I do have some leg use). It's tiring and I'm sure I'll never make it look as easy as you do, but it's fantastic to know I can do it at all. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[MJJMorocco]

hello all l am paralysed too and you look so great God bless you it's good that you have boy friend ,l wish l have girlfriend

[WildkatPublishing]

I have an ADI carbon fiber backrest. You can get a 10" or 16" high one, but I got a 13" one made. You just have to ask them.

In that video I was using my Varilite Evolution cushion, but I usually use a Roho Quadtro high profile. It had a leak at the time.

I also have a Jay2 that I use on my spare chair because it's too big for me regular one. They are really good cushions, but are very heavy and you have to be very careful you don't bottom out and knead the gel often.