Staying Frosty

Staying Frosty

  • If it’s not one thing, it’s another

    Well, it continues.  The trend of the annual summer breakdown of the Cadillac (my current chair).  The same battery problems that the chair had in 2016 have re-emerged.  The vendor plans to replace the battery (again).  But, as always, the repairs come coupled with a month of waiting for Medicaid to process the paperwork.  Presently…

  • Coming Soon – NOLA 2017

    Well, the months of planning, fretting and fussing finally paid off.  We did it!  Our NOLA 2017 trip. In 5 action packed days, we had fun taking a Steam Boat, touring the French Quarter and Bourbon Street, a swamp tour, and many other stories. Over the next few weeks I will share some of the…

  • Taxi Cab Trials

    While planning for our vacation to New Orleans, my girlfriend and I have had an interesting time finding accommodations.  Whether it be finding a hotel with a roll-in shower and open space under the bed to accommodate a patient lift, finding accessible transportation, or just general planning for walking around the city the search has…

  • Service With A Smile

    Friday night, I was on a fun outing with friends to go see the new Guardians of the Galaxy movie.  We decided to dine at the theater’s dining area, but due to the cab running late and a few other circumstances we had to grab the food and go into the movie.  Normally, I don’t…

  • Hotel Hot Potato

    Our New Orleans trip is soon approaching. Roughly two months out, finalizing the plans, and we find yet another snag. An email arrived from our hotel.  They are closing for renovations in May. Sigh. Finding an accessible hotel is never easy. Especially finding rooms with roll-in showers and adequate wheelchair accommodations. Even so, finding rooms with a…

  • Driver’s Re-Ed?

    I’m in the process of applying for a new accessible vehicle which I can drive.  The process has been slow going, involving a number of phone calls, paperwork, and much planning. Roughly three weeks ago I met with an instructor to get a driver evaluation.  Even though the State has helped me purchase a vehicle…

  • Can I Take Your Order?

    Preparations for the trip that my girlfriend and I are planning to New Orleans have been wrought with issues. There’s finding an accessible hotel room with roll-in shower, planning cares, for which I asked my mother and sister to come along, and booking an accessible and reliable flight. Yet, of all these tasks, the most…

  • A Time To Care

    Growing up I used to assume that any time I was sick my parents would take me to the doctor.  That any time I need leg braces, a new chair, or any other equipment, that it would be covered, as I needed these things to function in daily life.  Over the years I’ve come to…

  • Instutionalized

    A friend shared a link to this sad situation that has befallen Karen Vaughn, confining her to a nursing home after a hospital stay, due to bureaucracy and technicalities. Though I personally do not know Karen, and have only recently learned of her via this article, as someone with a lifelong disability, the fear of…

  • Happy Thanksgiving

    A belated Thanksgiving greeting, and hope everyone had a wonderful holiday.  Mine was spent at my parents, spending time with my family.   My nieces are now teenagers, and my nephew is now 3 months.  My sister started college this fall, and I’m left to wonder where the time has gone? I’d like to take…

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