tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171517166267752684.post2183845887057258148..comments2023-10-15T05:31:59.945-05:00Comments on Paraplegia - My Experience: Paraplegic EquipmentYurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00711763900793650167noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171517166267752684.post-65397473792258170452017-03-03T15:49:57.032-05:002017-03-03T15:49:57.032-05:00It is encouraging to hear someone express outrage ...It is encouraging to hear someone express outrage at the time and expense of purchasing necessary equipment for the paraplegic. My daughter was injured thirty plus years ago and we are still fighting to obtain a decent product at a practical cost. Recent example is a new manual wheelchair to replace a over-worn chair that had been repaired multiple times until it reached the point of not being fixable again. Her justifiable new chair took over a year to obtain requiring first her insurance and medicare to approve, three separate appointments at the wheelchair clinic to ensure fit was appropriate and us saving monies to cover the medically necessary add-ons that the insurance refused to pay. To hear of someone willing to make certain items at a reasonable cost is a breath of fresh air. Medical supply businesses need the competition as they have the monopoly on access to a lot of this equipment. THEY decide whether you need it or not. We are currently looking for a patient lift as when she falls we are at the age we can no longer lift her back into her chair. So far the lifts available are so expensive; yet it is either our backs or buy one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171517166267752684.post-87742187180971624812010-03-09T18:19:21.933-05:002010-03-09T18:19:21.933-05:00You’ve assisted my understanding on what is usuall...You’ve assisted my understanding on what is usually a hard to tackle subject. Thank you!<br /><br />transform@colonialmed.comUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879723617511398577noreply@blogger.com