Thanks for your advice y'all- I broke down and bought a special needs stroller :)

[ireland_nicole]

Hi everybody- I know several of you gave me some good advice about a special needs stroller for DD 11 (ASD, seizure disorder, immune deficiency, etc.) Well, after much hemming and hawing, I finally decided on a stealth flash (it's being discontinued for the lightning, so we got it a lot cheaper). We primarily got it as a park w/c/stroller thingy for WDW, so that's why I put the thread here- thought maybe someone else could get an idea if they liked it or not.

Here's a pic of the "pediatric mobility base"

and here's a pic of DD using it with the canopy:

She loves it, but thinks the canopy is too small, so I'm making her a cover for it out of some cinderella fabric to make it a cinderella carraige

Thanks again!

 

[dntd]

It looks like a normal stroller extender would work to help enlarge the canopy . My DD's stroller doesn't have a shade as it would be $200 OOP way to pricey for a shade.I like those types of strollers at it isn't babyish and really convertible. My DD has been using hers since 3 and it still fits her at 6, she uses hers for long walks also.

 

[ireland_nicole]

What's a stroller extender?

 

[christymarie]

We use the ray shade from kiddopotamous to enhance our shade. It should work, just take the wheelchair into toys r us or babies r us and try it out.

 

[mysevendwarfs]

Thanks for sharing. We are still trying to decide if we want to purchase a stroller for DD. I will have to check this one out. Do you mind posting where you purchased it?

 

[ireland_nicole]

I contacted the company directly through the number on the website www.stealthproducts.com. They pointed me to a local dme provider- in my case, allstar in pflugerville, tx. A big plus is that the company happens to be located one town over, so of I ever need it worked on there's no shipping charges to worry about !

 

[ireland_nicole]

Also, thanks so much for the canopy info- it lOoks like it could be great!

 

[disneymommy78]

My DD 13 has severe peripheral neuropathy/muscle wasting/weakness because she is in treatment for leukemia. We got her a transport chair/special needs stroller early on in treatment and she loves it. Hers is a Convaid CruiseAire and she loves it!