Comments on: How To Choose The Best Powerchair For Your Chronic Illness https://www.lifeofpippa.co.uk/2022/09/12/how-to-choose-the-best-powerchairs-for-your-chronic-illness/ Theatre, books and life with chronic illness Fri, 23 Sep 2022 10:53:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Pippa Stacey https://www.lifeofpippa.co.uk/2022/09/12/how-to-choose-the-best-powerchairs-for-your-chronic-illness/#comment-4032 Fri, 23 Sep 2022 10:53:30 +0000 https://www.lifeofpippa.co.uk/?p=4992#comment-4032 In reply to Dawn.

Oh I love the name Matilda, sounds like you’ve had some fab adventures! I’m actually heading to Whitby in the near future so it’s reassuring to hear that you managed. Thanks so much for reading!

]]> By: Dawn https://www.lifeofpippa.co.uk/2022/09/12/how-to-choose-the-best-powerchairs-for-your-chronic-illness/#comment-4029 Sun, 18 Sep 2022 15:12:13 +0000 https://www.lifeofpippa.co.uk/?p=4992#comment-4029 I have Matilda, a Pride Fusion powerchair who’s s named after the Robot Wars house robot as she can be a bit of a thug! But she gives me my freedom. Re charging, I’ve had an outside socket put in so that I can charge her while she’s still in the boot of my car (and I know I’m very privileged to be in that position). I’m an outdoors swimmer and used to love walking and I’ve challenged Matilda considerably. She regularly spends time sitting by lakes and rivers while I swim. We managed to get halfway up Latrigg Fell and back in the summer and this week we attempted the incredibly steep Robin Hoods Bay. I did have to walk her up and down the very steepest bit (using the joystick and staggering along beside her), but it was wonderful to be able to do that. The cobbles in Whitby aren’t much fun, but many of the pavements are too narrow, but we managed. Completely agreeing with spending a LOT of time (and energy in my case) working out what you want v what you need v what is feasible. I would love something that is truly off road, but that was just impossible from both cost and transporting it around. But Matilda has given me back my freedom in so many ways.

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