RE: double stroller/wheelchair

[Guest guest]

Kerry,

I wish Ottobock had made the twin wheelchair base Kimberley mentioned

when my twins were little! I went through three twin strollers and never

found one that worked well for us because Kaitlin and Emilie couldn't sit

independently and had very stiff legs which made it hard to get them in

and out of the seats.

Another possiblity you might look at is a twin jogging stroller. I knew

of someone who did this with her twins who were both disabled, and it

seemed to be made to hold bigger kids than a traditional stroller. The

one she used had solid seats so it offered good support. Sorry, don't

recall a brand name.

This isn't the greatest solution, but I did want to mention that it is

possible to push two manual wheelchairs at the same time. My girls got

Zippie (Quickie brand) manual chairs when they were three (these weren't

stroller-style but looked more like regular wheelchairs.) The chairs

were lightweight and manueverable enough that I could push one with one

hand and pull the other behind me by holding onto the wheelchair tray.

Mind you, I didn't do this a ton, but it worked well enough to take them

to things like doctors' appointments.

-- Mom to:

Emilie (17), mito--complex IV, cp, ld

Kaitlin (17), cp, asthma, a few autonomic symptoms

Ian (22) migraines

....and wife to Tim, who has a heart of gold