Well, it looks like Taylor`s near future is going to include a wheelchair. This is a difficult one to swallow because it draws attention and screams out loud that something is wrong. We truly believe that this is just a short term need, at least until she can support herself in a sitting position which is likely to take another year. As much as I don`t like the idea of a wheelchair, the support that the insert will give her is amazing. For her hips, her trunk and her head.
The foam inserts that they originally made to put in her stroller just aren`t working, they don`t give her firm enough support and she`s always flopped over with her head hanging. The wheelchair and insert is fully adjustable as she grows, so for where Taylor is at right now it really is going to give her the support she needs. We`ll have to manage with the stroller for a bit longer, it can take up to 3 months to get the wheelchair, seems like such a long wait.
It`s so easy to stare at people in wheelchairs or with at people with special needs, I hate to admit that I`ve done it myself. Boy does it ever feel different to be on the receiving end.
The foam inserts that they originally made to put in her stroller just aren`t working, they don`t give her firm enough support and she`s always flopped over with her head hanging. The wheelchair and insert is fully adjustable as she grows, so for where Taylor is at right now it really is going to give her the support she needs. We`ll have to manage with the stroller for a bit longer, it can take up to 3 months to get the wheelchair, seems like such a long wait.
It`s so easy to stare at people in wheelchairs or with at people with special needs, I hate to admit that I`ve done it myself. Boy does it ever feel different to be on the receiving end.
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