At first, he could only go backwards...
Then, around in circles, sort of...
But finally, he's getting the hang of it!
Yesterday, when we went to Rehab, I had Bob drive himself through the hospital.
He did pretty good.
Only nearly ran over one pedestrian.
...and one garbage can.
Only bumped into a few walls.
Only went about .0000000001 miles per hour. I mean, elderly ladies with walkers were passing him.
Only took a couple of wrong turns.
Only nearly knocked everything off the countertop at the Rehab check in.
Oh, I do wish he would look up when he's driving instead of looking down at his feet.
I told him that I was going to put a sign on the back of his wheelchair: CAUTION: STUDENT DRIVER
7 comments:
Vroom! vroom!! vroooooom!!!!
I hope the therapy team was suitably impressed by your and Bob's attitude. Even trying it is a BIG deal.
Like they say, practice makes perfect! :)
PROGRESS.....he continues to make progress, even if slowly. I continue to be so impressed with both of you and all the difficult work you both do.
Hugs, Dan
This is grrreat. It gives back to him a sense of power and independence. Most excellent. I'll send you the sign. (Kidding) lololz
Diane, there are wheelchair wheels out there made for one-handed rolling, that way he wouldn't go in circles. It can be either right or left-handed "drive."
That is great...You go Bob...Keep trucking....Sometimes I drive like that...
Alice
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