Time: 1.49pm
Eating: Apple Crumble
Drinking: Tap water. From a glass. Not the tap.
Watching: Brainteaser
Listening to: The TV ^_~
Thinking: “Mmm…nicest Apple Crumble I’ve had in ages!”
Doing: Writing this and eating.

Ok, I’ve been meaning to write this since 22nd…oh well.

Some of you may know a while ago I had an assesment for an EPIOC
(Electrically Powered Indoor Outdoor Chair).

Well I got a letter this morning, for delivery of it on October 28th! I
don’t know if I dare believe it. I’m expecting the worse, that way it can
only be a pleasent surprise ^_~

I’ve more or less been bedbound for a year now, and this chair will
hopefully give me more independance. I’ll be able to get out more, go and
look at a college I want to look at, hopefully spend more time out of bed…

It’s a tilt and recline and these are the last ones they’re going to make –
after these they’re not going to make any with both the recline and tilt
functions, so I’m just in time. It’s amazing! The back can recline as fully
so you’re completely lying down, if not slightly tilted downwards.(that’s
the recline ^_~)

The whole chair tips backwards (that’s the tilt ^_~) so I won’t have to hold
myself up as I have to with just a recline feature. Plus both features are
controlled electrically on the same control panel as the joystick.

It has foot rests with calf pads, pads that fit round the side of my body to
provide extra support and a seatbelt.

The tilt works the other way too…have you ever seen those adverts for the
electric chairs (proper chairs not wheelchairs) where they make them go
fowards so you can get out easily?
If you have it does that too ^_~ though obviously that’s no use to me at
the moment. I can’t even sit up on my own let alone stand!

It will come in useful in the future though.

Only 3 days till it’s meant to arrive…