Today, I took my poorly mate over to the Northumbria Wheelchair Centre in Seaton Delaval to get fitted up for a new wheelchair. He's withered away so much that he's literally flopping about in the one he's got at the moment. The wheelchair specialist we saw was very keen, on the ball and had actually read Alec's notes, a rare treat! She grasped the urgency and measured him up for a 'custom' chair (they actually just adjust a standard chair to fit your dimensions) and a special cushion to help prop him up a bit. It should be with him by the end of the week with a bit of luck although I may have to pop over & pick it up. Even more surprising was the offer of a motorised wheelchair as well, that was totally unexpected. This will be a 'pusher operated' rather than a 'patient operated' type, but it will mean he can get out the house a bit locally - if we can keep him warm enough. He complained about being cold on the way there despite the heated seat on high and the heating on 25c! I guess he's just getting tempreture sensitive?
