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It's been awhile gentlemen . . .

Posted by JoshT (A) on June 21, 2016 at 20:29:06

Thought you guys might get a kick out of these pictures.

After almost 5 months of seeing doctors and physical therapists and writing applications and letters for them and then battling with my insurance company, my durable medical equipment provider and physicians, and then just waiting and waiting, I took delivery today of a brand new Permobil F5 VS power wheel chair. This thing is simply amazing. It has seat tilt and recline, articulating leg elevator, seat elevator and a standing feature. If you get creative with the controls, you can put yourself in some pretty cool and gravity defying positions. It also has a top speed of 7.5 mph, which is kind of crazy fast for a wheelchair. (about 12 kph?)

Here's a picture of me by the Intercostal Waterway in Ormond Beach, just north of Daytona Beach, using the standing feature. In that position you can only go 1.5 miles per hour, but for good reason. I'd hate to hit a bump going much faster.

And here I am hamming it up in a "zero gravity" position. Despite my silly face, it was very comfortable. In the background is my trusty old Permobil c300 which I got used 5 years ago. It's a great chair too, but its like a BMW 2002 whereas the new F5 VS is like a BMW M5. The old c300 lacks the leg elevator, seat elevator and standing feature of the new F5, and, unlike the F5, the c300 doesn't have independent suspension with four user adjustable shock absorbers! :-)

On Thursday we finally return to Boston. It'll be a crazy long drive with my wife, my mom and two little dogs, plus luggage and stuff, all in my little Honda Element conversion truck, but I'm really ready to return to New England!
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Edits: 06/21/16

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