Hi I'm alexrebelmam! I live with chronic illness, and recently got a wheelchair

alexrebelmam

Hi I’m new here . I’ve been living with lifelong chronic illness all my life but 4 years ago had an accident which changed my mobility considerably. After struggling on crutches  for 4 years and becoming less mobile over the last year I decided it was time I got my freedom back and purchased a wheelchair ( I’ve been measured up and waiting 4 years on the Nhs and haven’t heard anything back ) . I am a single mother to a 7 and 3 year old . I live in South Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 

Tori_Scope

Welcome to the community @alexrebelmam  

Thank you for reaching out to us, and telling us about your current situation.

Just so I'm clear, do you currently have access to a wheelchair? 

janer1967

That is a ridiculous amount of time to wait for a wheelchair 

My personal opinion of wheelchair services isn't good but your case is extreme 

Have you chased it up with wheelchair services if not then you should your gp should also chase this up for you 

Another avenue is to complain through the pals service 

I'm in a wheelchair and mine was delivered within a week of being ordered by a hospital physio after my amputation 

When it was due for a new one the problem started after waiting 12 months to even get a response and them messing me about (long story ) I decided to purchase my own so I didn't have to deal with them again 

You can often get second hand ones from charity shops or British Red Cross or on ebay or gum tree 

elahrairah

Prynhawn da i de Cymru eto!  Apologies for the terrible Cymraeg, I'm learning.  I've not used a wheelchair myself but my partner did for a while and what we learned was that cheap wheelchairs are more trouble than they're worth, the Red Cross will lend you one if you ask (and deliver it), but it will be a very cheap wheelchair.  A motorised wheelchair or mobility scooter will be easier but more expensive.  Whichever you choose, people will be rude to you if you have the temerity to stand up and retrieve something from a shelf, because in some people's minds wheelchair users need to be paraplegic or they're faking!  Good luck

Sandy_123

Hi @alexrebelmam that's awful you've waited so long, definitely take @janer1967 advice and I hope you soon get a chair.

littleacorn

Talk to your MP the wheelchair services will be rattled and move quickly to get you sorted out.