They need to be deep and lace up and not have much of a heel. I'd appreciate hearing from anyone with suggestions or personal experience. Pretty much all I wear are sneakers but they aren't exactly formal.
My crutches? $250. My base afos? $4000. The foam part that goes along my sole? $500. Physio, massage therapy, meds, etc. Not even getting into the many wheelchair costs. I'm a poor ass student on disability and the only reason I can get any of this is because the government will pay for some of it, and even then the government is stingy as shit. I end up paying for physio half the time cause they'll only cover $40 per session, and funding for every mobility aid is a fight. And the paperwork. So much paperwork. And phone calls. It takes months to get what I actually need, and then I'm supposed to do it all over again every few years?? I'm supposed to be grateful to have any independence but fuck do they make it harder than it ever needs to be.
I mostly rely on public transit and it works for me, but my sister and friend drive me sometimes. I know for a fact I qualify, but theres paperwork and a paperwork fee and I'm already overwhelmed with doctors appointments, PT, and classes. I use crutches and sometimes a wheelchair and big parking lots are a pain in the ass. does having a blue badge make a big difference if you don't go by car often?
also, will the tires still be usable? it's a new-ish chair and I'd rather only have to buy inner tubes. guides I could find online only tell me how to cut off solid tires or deflate the inner tubes (which I can't do for obvious reasons). I like doing things myself and want to figure this out if possible.
Apparently we have been desensitized to just how loud blocking or pushing past eachother is, especially in an echoey gym. I tried wheelchair rugby in highschool before starting basketball and never played standing sports so I never even thought of it. same with my partner who also plays and did hockey.
speaking of hockey, I have an opportunity to try sledge hockey next winter. has anyone played who can give me some tips?
I have a slowly progressive condition that will eventually make it so I need a wheelchair. right now I use crutches and nobody knows how long I will be able to walk effectively, and how long until I won't be able to walk at all. I have accepted this. I've been disabled since I was a kid. I do wheelchair basketball (why I joined the sub originally) and if anything I'm excited to get a wheelchair since I know just how faster and easier and safer I move in one. walking for me is slow and tiring and it's really annoying having my hands occupied all the time. rented wheelchairs while travelling has only solidified this. I know what I want when it's time, the problem is I don't know when that time will be or how I will know when it is time. I hate that I'm in this weird in-between point where right now it'd be helpful, and eventually it'll be required, and it's hard to care about my legs because of that even though logically I am fully aware that walking as much as I can is good for my health. my therapist has admitted she doesn't know what to tell me and my doctor isn't much help. I don't know. I just feel weird about the whole thing. it's like I just want it to happen already so I can stop thinking about it if that makes sense, make it something tangible instead of this looming "soon-ish".