CLEO had spoken previously about getting a small electric scooter to help with shopping (as mentioned in the blog here a couple of weeks ago). Well, today we went to a different shop to get some groceries and this particular shop has them for the use of disabled customers. We duly acquired one and it placed a whole new slant on shopping.
The one thing cleo dislikes about being in the wheelchair is that she can only go where someone pushes her, and can't wander off to look at something that might catch her eye at a moment's notice. In a self propelled scooter this is totally different: complete independence!
We were going round the shop, and i kept looking round to find she had gone off, looking at stuff, all on her own. For cleo I know it was a completely different experience, and one which made her feel very much more independent. This afternoon has definitely made our minds up that we will get one of these scooters after the handfasting, and I am sure it will be money well spent.
Asda on the other hand are still cleaning the tyre tracks of the aisles in their store, and installing armco crash barriers on all the corners, for next time.
Physio continues: James was working on cleos arm response today, in an effort to try and help with control of the muscles that cause the arm and hand to close up. It's really about time and concentration. I am sure that will happen.
He has also suggested we continue use of the treadmill at home, in particular to get better rhythm in cleo's walk. Allied to that walking in a "controlled" environment will enable her to concentrate on the way her heel lifts and is placed at the start and beginning of each step.
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