New powerchair
I got a new chair today, it’s a folding powerchair. I got it secondhand as it’s all I could afford and it’s the best thing I’ve ever done for myself, especially as I can’t use a self propelled chair independently anymore. But I’m worried.
I still love with my dad, I’m unable to move out until early next year and my chair doesn’t fold as much as I thought it did. Seeing it in photos wasn’t enough to see how much it did fold.
My dad has never liked me having a wheelchair, but without it, I’m in pain and I get very fatigued and ill after going out. I had a self propelled wheelchair before this, it folded and as my dad refuses to have it anywhere else in the house, it went in the hall by the front door. My new chair takes up slightly more room than my old one does and I don’t know how he’s going to react. He knows I have it, he’s seen it briefly, but he hasn’t seen it in the hall yet and I’m worried he’s going to get really mad. He was mad when I told him I got it. According to him, all I have is an exercise issue. He doesn’t see how much I struggle and doesn’t even try to understand. Without my chair, I can’t leave the house independently, or if I do, I am absolutely drained and unwell afterwards.
I’m 20 years old, I’m saving to move out, he just has to deal with it until early next year. I feel like I should be happier but I’m just so worried right now.