For me, be on wheels is something wich really attracked me since many many years.
Since fews month, i spent lot of time ( i should say most of my time) to read, share , learn about biid and wannabe feeling.
And, there will be a moment that u have to say u: ''ok, go"
That is exactly what i did. So i went to rent shop to have a wheelchair ( basic one, but i love it because it is my first one). i decided to take it for 2 days.
As i can do it at home, and job not anymore, i decided to start in town far from home.
I arrived in this town, park my vehicule, and go ,out with chair.
WOOOW, let s go, it is my turn. This time is real, not a dream, not fiction. REALITY
How describe it, i dont have word: great is not enough. it is an unexpetable satisfaction to be on wheels. really.
I start at 11am. the first meters are little hard, it was the first time i drive it, so my ways are not really straight. That s why i choosed a park not to near form center, with not to much people too.
The first minut are WOOOW: i have spasms on my legs for the first 15 minuts: i mean really big spasms. so great feeling.
So spasms leave, and i can go on wheels.
First, it is not so easy that i expected : you need to have big arms to go on wheels ( maybe my wc is not the best, but, whatever, it s not so easy)
So, you will see that roads and sidewalk are never flat. correct right, correct left, never straight way ( for me at this time)
But feelings are here, really.
After less than 500 meters, i take moment for rest me.
I take some pictures near the lake..wow it is my turn , it is difficult to realise that i m on wheels and outside, with people. WOW
Some people have just a see and little smile.
Little children on stroller look at me , and seems to say '' why this adult is in stroller too"; it makes me smile.
I ride, i ride i ride...take picture of me in front of shop windows, woow, it s me, great!!
i still didnt realise.
Or i should say yes, i realize when blister come on my fingers: i knew that i have to take glovers, but i forgot it at home because of excitation.
And my arms become tired , i m on it since 2 or 3 hours.
so ok, i m ready, i decided to go to centrum.
I cross some people, but lot of them ''didnt see' me..that should be this that people on wheels say. i am invisble..cool....in fact not, it is not so cool. For me i choose it, so i dont be worried. but for those they didnt choose, i understand now how it can be diificult for them.
So have a tour on centrum, and go back to my park..woow, tired, my arms are just a big pain: but i dont worry, it is a really strange feeling, betwin pain and satisfaction. but great.
1, 2, 3, 4 ,5 blisters..ok next time glovers, for sure.
it is 5:30pm, woow,more than 6 hours on wheel for my first time ( and i think some 6 or 7 kilometers)
So it is time to go back home..
Balance sheet for this first day: pain on my arm, blister on my finger, but stars in my eyes and in my mind.
So great..unexpectable great....better that i ever dream, that i thought, woow.
Canot wait for the next time...wich will be ...tomorrow...nice and fine.
-- Edited by wcampdev on Thursday 14th of May 2020 09:52:29 PM
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hello,
when i started this post, i said to me that it should be cool if i follow it as my experience increase.
So, i m back: For these first 2 days, i rented a basic chair, without cushion: i know, it s not the dream, but feeling were here. so, i m still happy to started with it.
So , fews days later, i met a friend on internet who came with me and lent me a very active chair (kuschall ksl) and i understood the difference betwin basic and good chair. So , as it s sure that my life on wheels was only started, i decided to buy my own: after 2 or 3 weeks, i find a sopur argon on second hand market. I had to change tyres, and buy a cushion.
So i was right to go on wheels when i want, without have to go to the rentshop.
Since 1month and half, i was able to do more than 15 trip on wheel,( from fews hour to a full day), and u know what, i still love it. It is still a so great pleasure to sit down and go around. still difficult to store it at the end. But now, when i store it, i know that next time is never very far, so it help me.
If i may give an advice for the sooner wannabe/biid user, don t hesitate too much to have your own chair, feeling is REALLY so good when u are on it. Unexpectable feeling. try it, u will see i was right.
dont hesitate to pm me i u want
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hi,
i m back to let u know how is my life with my ( loving ) chair/
Since last time, i did more than 10 trip more, so my counter is 27 today.
Great first time, my last was yesterday and today, with hotel , with wheelchair and compatible room, wich was really amazing and fun.
I m so happy ( and proud) to have been able to do it.
Morover, it was a trip with 2 others friend, wich was also a first time for me ( i already did with one, but never more).
This evening, i feel as a so lucky man, really.
What a change in few month and i discovered i really need to go in chair...wooow
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