luvthatduke
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Hello all, my question is regarding my son, who is 8 & very tall for his age.
He is in the midst of ongoing physical therapy for
a permanent condition, which makes it difficult for him to walk long distances.
We never know when his problem will show up
so we take our time as much as possible, but he is energetic and we hate to keep him down.
Earlier this year at WDW we rented a wheelchair
for 2 days, and again last month at a local amusement park.
We're leaning toward purchasing our own wheelchair,
and his PT showed us her suggestion in one of her catalogs today.
She said if we order from the catalog she showed me that she would measure him for it.
I was wondering if anyone here has suggestions/advice/sources
for getting a chair as reasonably as possible.
He is fully mobile, so he only needs the basic type of chair.
The PT suggested getting the lightest one, as well as one that has removeable arms.
The chair I was shown was around $360.
We don't anticipate DS rolling himself under his own power,
we intend to be pushing him any time he needs it,
so we're not sure if the removeable arm is necessary.
The chair at WDW was the normal, adult size they rent out.
DS never complained about comfort and when asked he said, "I'm fine, this is great!"
We may be paying entirely out of pocket for it,
as the referring Ortho Dr. may not be agreeable to
writing a scrip for the chair (if insurance even covers it).
Sorry for the novel, I wanted to give as much info up front
as anyone may need in order to give us some of your wisdom!
He is in the midst of ongoing physical therapy for
a permanent condition, which makes it difficult for him to walk long distances.
We never know when his problem will show up
so we take our time as much as possible, but he is energetic and we hate to keep him down.
Earlier this year at WDW we rented a wheelchair
for 2 days, and again last month at a local amusement park.
We're leaning toward purchasing our own wheelchair,
and his PT showed us her suggestion in one of her catalogs today.
She said if we order from the catalog she showed me that she would measure him for it.
I was wondering if anyone here has suggestions/advice/sources
for getting a chair as reasonably as possible.
He is fully mobile, so he only needs the basic type of chair.
The PT suggested getting the lightest one, as well as one that has removeable arms.
The chair I was shown was around $360.
We don't anticipate DS rolling himself under his own power,
we intend to be pushing him any time he needs it,
so we're not sure if the removeable arm is necessary.
The chair at WDW was the normal, adult size they rent out.
DS never complained about comfort and when asked he said, "I'm fine, this is great!"
We may be paying entirely out of pocket for it,
as the referring Ortho Dr. may not be agreeable to
writing a scrip for the chair (if insurance even covers it).
Sorry for the novel, I wanted to give as much info up front
as anyone may need in order to give us some of your wisdom!
and B) my daughter outgrew it when she was 9 and she is very small for her age so I doubt it would be much use to you. Convaid is another brand and they offer lightweight, folding stroller type chairs but they are even over 1k. Good luck and I hope you find something helpful for him.
