After consulting with the occupational therapist it appears that we will soon be shopping for at least 1 new wheelchair. The current one isn't 3 years old yet.
Hopefully we will meet with the therapist and vendor next week for measurements and to get the paperwork started. This process can take anywhere from a few weeks to several months. Chairs will have to be researched for latex and nickel content. The safe ones will be picked through and then Josh will do a trial run before paperwork can be submitted or a chair ordered. Getting a new power wheelchair is a lot like getting a new car and more expensive than some of the cars on the market. If things haven't gone up too much in price we can expect the cost to be somewhere around $ 20,000.
Next week we will find out if Andrew will need his chair replaced too.
Let the appoinments and consultations begin!
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