Re: Using a walker as a wheelchair.

[Guest guest]

Maureen,

I think we've all used our walker to sit and then have someone push us.

Sure is a lot more convenient. We were at Epcot Center several

years ago with Don and Bettie Jo and Don pushed Bettie Jo.

Thurza said she and Jim used it all the time on their cruise...she

sat, Jim pushed.

[Guest guest]

Maureen,

Hope the ham string is feeling better! I saw a man at Teamwalk do

that for his wife. She sat down and he pushed her down the hall. I

would have never thought of that either, but it looked like it

worked just great.

Take care,

Sue Me

> Has anyone ever done this. We went out to the zoo on the weekend

and

> i took my walker. I was doing fine zooming around with my walker

> until i pulled a ham string. I am prone to having this happen,

> expecially if its a little cold and if i am out of condition.

Which I

> was as i havent been out doing my regular 1/2 hour walk each day

for

> about a month. If anyone has not pulled a ham string, it is very

> painful. anyway i thought of turning the walker around and using

it

> as a wheelchair.

[Guest guest]

Maureen,

If I would have read more, I would have seen it was your groin

muscle. Hope it is feeling better!

Sue Me

> Hope the ham string is feeling better! I saw a man at Teamwalk do

> that for his wife. She sat down and he pushed her down the hall.

I

> would have never thought of that either, but it looked like it

> worked just great.

>

> Take care,

> Sue Me

>

> > Has anyone ever done this. We went out to the zoo on the

weekend

> and

> > i took my walker. I was doing fine zooming around with my walker

> > until i pulled a ham string. I am prone to having this happen,

> > expecially if its a little cold and if i am out of condition.

> Which I

> > was as i havent been out doing my regular 1/2 hour walk each day

> for

> > about a month. If anyone has not pulled a ham string, it is very

> > painful. anyway i thought of turning the walker around and

using

> it

> > as a wheelchair.

[Guest guest]

Well, it works fine as long as you are on a really smooth surface.

While in Chicago, we were using mine as a wheelchair walking back

from the hospital to the hotel. My hubby and I were busy chatting

away when we hit a bump in the sidewalk. Over we went with me on

the sidewalk (my head did a nice bounce), the walker on top of me

and Don on top of the walker! Had a few bruises on that one. So

now I'm pretty cautious about being pushed on my walker. I think my

head still hurts! Good thing there is nothing in there. I know

there is nothing there because everytime I've had an MRI they told

me they didn't find anything. :-)

Thomson

[Guest guest]

What a good idean. Susieq in Calif