Wheelchair Parts

I’m definitely not an Obama fan, but this sounds reasonable. The idea is to have "bounty hunters" go through the government programs looking for fraud. This is from AP, via Yahoo:

Waste and fraud are pervasive problems for Medicare and Medicaid, the giant government health insurance programs for seniors and low-income people. Improper payments totaled an estimated billion in 2009. They range from simple errors such as duplicate billing to elaborate schemes operated by fraudsters peddling everything from wheelchairs to hospice care.

The bounty hunters in this case would be private auditors armed with sophisticated computer programs to scan Medicare and Medicaid billing data for patterns of bogus claims. The auditors would get to keep part of any funds they recover. The White House said a Medicare pilot program recouped 0 million for taxpayers from 2005-08.
The question was based on the assumption that they would be true "bounty hunters". Paid only on delivery. If this is set up as another funded government program, I agree that it is a non-starter.

My wife and I have only been married a six months, together for two years. Three months ago, my wife was in a car accident that left her paralyzed. She has use of her upper body, but doctors say there is little chance she will regain use of her legs, and she will probably always use a wheelchair to get around.

We are both very young (she is 21 and I am 23) and very much in love. Even if my wife never walks again, I will always love her the same way I always have. She has been staying at a rehab center for three the past couple of months, and tomorrow she returns home for good.

I was wondering how I can show my wife I still love her the same and still have a passion for her, without her feeling like I am treating her differently? I know a part of her is afraid I see her differently, or that I may leave her, but this is not the case. I vowed in sickness and in health and I meant it. Should I spend extra time with her, tell her nice things more often, should I tell her that I think she looks hot in a wheelchair or something goofy to lighten the mood?

Ladies…if this was you who was in the wheelchair (I know thats terrible to imagine), how would you want your husband to treat you. I am a Christian, so if you are a Christian feel free to tell me what the godly thing you think to do here is. If you aren’t, I still welcome your advice!

Thanks for the help to whoever responds. I have never posted a question on here before, and I hope I get the answer I need!

My wheelchair has leg rests that swing. They make it difficult to get in and out of my bathroom and other doorways. I am looking for a bar that I’ve seen on wheelchairs that fits at the bottom front and would allow my feet to be straight below my knees. Does anyone know where I can buy one or what the part is called so I can shop for it? It would keep my feet from getting run over by the wheels when I have the leg rests on the chair.

What costs would be associated with excavating the concrete section and then replacing it with a concrete ramp in accordance with ADA specifications?

The need to share Origami with people is a joy an a Love of mine. Feel need of a place with handicaped or troubled kids , that other people avoid. Have a way of getting through to people like others cannot believe. Weather it be in a hospital to kids in bed with broken legs or some other handicap, or wheelchair. Someplace where the Origami might make a difference in someones life , out of some-one else doing what they like because they can. The projects that can be created right in front of them in about an hour while talking to them as being created is quite enjoyable , to even those who watch. have like stand up or sit down comic routines, to match any ocassion that arises. Another one of my gifts . can get funny out of nothing. It is an Art Form in my heart an would Love to share it with Handicaped Children to add a moment of Joy to their lives cause it is possible at no cost to anyone but me. They of course keep anything created ,again at no cost. TRUST ME , WHOEVER YOU ARE

I have a solar panel with the following specs:

Material: Monocrystalline

PM: 2w

Voc: 22.28 V

Isc: 0.15 A

Vmp: 18V

Imp: 0.14 A

Size: 14.9cm x 15.5cm

Gross weight: 0.3 kgs

Max system Voltage: 1000v

and I want to know if I can use that solar panel to charge a 7 amp, 12 volt electric wheelchir battery or if I have to buy another kind. It is for use on a blackout to charge my laptop, and stuff. I have a dc meter and input, but do I need an inverter? Thanks. I would appreciate it if anyone could answer any part of this question.

what do you think of this person???I was at a mal when I was little (probably in kindergarten) and I had just gotten a surgery so I was in a wheelchair with a cast on my left leg and this older lady walked up to me and my mom and said "why would you abuse a poor little girl like that?" and my mom just explained that I got a surgery and the lady said "oh,sorry.well did you know that she was going to be crippled before she was born?" and my mom said yes and the lady said "then why would you keep her? she’s useless" and my mom went off on her. I can remember it like it was yesterday…what do you think of her?

Yesterday at the store, a child of 3 or 4 came bounding up to me, grabbed my electric chair control, and rammed me into a store display before I knew what was happening. I pushed his hands away and said no, you can’t do that. I know he understood because he argued with me, in very clear sentences, and swatted my hands, as he made several more grabs for the controls. At one point he nearly ran over his own feet. I had to power down and just sit there because my chair is VERY heavy, and if the kid had run himself over with it, it would have caused injury comparable to being run over by a car. Then I waited for him to go away, which took a while because he started smacking the controls to get them to work again. Then he yanked on my feet and dislocated one of my ankles (that’s part of my disability, it dislocates easily), and spent some time poking my shoes.

As far as I know, he was unattended the whole time. I finally escaped when he got bored with me and started yanking merchandise off a nearby shelf and tossing it down the aisle. But now I wonder, is there any right way to react to such behaviour? How would you deal with such a situation?

Cloudy
The metal detector went off suddenly. The school’s alarm bells began to ring sharply. Guards wearing blue-grey uniforms rushed to the spot. Cloudy cocked her head sideways, not looking directly at the commotion, but obviously listening intently. It would have been difficult to see through her dark sunglasses anyway.
Barely controlled laughter drifted to her ears. It was her best friend, Elise, her wheezy laugh mingling with the laughs of other students. Elise sidled up to Cloudy, still giggling.
“That boy in, in the,” Elise sputtered, trying to gain control. “That boy in the wheelchair set off the metal detector!” She burst out. A new wave of irrepressible laughter engulfed her yet again.
“What?” Cloudy cried in dismay. “Why would you laugh at him?” Elise’s face became somber in an instant.
“Man Cloudy don’t have a heart attack. It’s only laughter. Besides laughter is the best medicine and he needs tons of that!” As Elise succumbed to the laughter brought on by the cruel quip, Cloudy strode purposefully over to the boy and gently placed her hand on his shoulder. Everyone became silent and serious. Why was the most popular girl in the school standing by such a loser? And why was her hand on his shoulder? Did she know him? Was she going to embarrass him even more? These questions and others drifted through the minds of the assembled students.
“Come on,” Cloudy said quietly as she wheeled him away from the entrance.
Elise strolled over, not bothering to conceal her sneer that was etched into her next words. “Hey, Cloudy, what are we going to do with him?” Cloudy gave her a blank look. “I mean we’re not just going to hang out with Wheels are we?”
Cloudy turned on her faster than a tiger. “Just because he’s in a wheelchair he’s a loser? Would you call me a loser if I was disabled?”
“No, but come on, Cloudy. You’re not disabled. And I mean just look at him. He’s so weird and creepy. I don’t think we can hang out if you’re going to be by him.” Elise paused for a moment, obviously expecting a reply. “You’re not seriously thinking about choosing him over me are you?”
Cloudy stared sullenly at the floor. “Why do you keep saying him like him? It’s so whiny.”
“You’re avoiding the question, Cloudy. Who’s it going to be: me or him?”
“Elise, come on. We’ve known each other since second grade. You’re not just going to walk away from all that because of this are you?” Cloudy’s voice was pleading.
“I’m not the one walking away. You’re choosing. Right here, right now. Choose.” Elise’s voice was as hard as steel and her face was as unreadable, and impassive as granite.
“I can’t. I’m sorry,” Cloudy whispered miserably.
“Don’t be sorry. And don’t come to me when something gets tough. You have your new friend to comfort you.” Elise walked away, not turning back.
“I’m sorry.” The boy said quietly.
“Shut up, Wheels!” Elise yelled back, her voice cracking. She kept walking and soon she was out of sight.
“Nice shades.” The boy said to Cloudy after a long moment, his voice soft.
“Whatever.” She paused. “Do you have a name?”
“Yes,” He stared up at her.
Cloudy looked at him questioningly.
“Oh, err, Jason.”
“Oh…” There was an awkward silence. “Oh,” the monosyllable was repeated. “Well, Jason pleased to meet you. Could you please excuse me while I go to class?” Cloudy didn’t wait for a reply, just turned and headed to Algebra.
The rest of the day was monotonous, each second drawn out, every hour an eternity, and, in every class, right in front of her, sat Elise. Our schedules just have to be the same, she thought to herself. And of course every seating chart is alphabetical. Tamel comes before Tinch every, single time. In the past, she had always enjoyed this arrangement; Elise and she were able to whisper quietly, help each other out on difficult questions, and otherwise fool around. Now it was torture. She wanted things back to the way it used to be. She wished Jason had never come to her school, wished he had never set off the metal detector, wished Elise hadn’t laughed. But it had happened and no amount of wishing was ever going to change that sad, grim fact.
Cloudy looked at her shirt, thinking about the irony of the two clouds on it. One was grey and the other a fluffy white. It said in big, puffy, cloud letters “Be Optimistic! Don’t Let Rainy Days Get You Down! ”. It was exactly like the shirt she had worn when she had first met Elise. From that year on she always made replicas of it; remembering the good times. Soon, it became her namesake. When she felt she was going to have a wonderful day, she would wear it. Today, with the ironic sun shining brightly, had felt like a great day. Apparently she was not anywhere near fortune teller status.
For the rest go to "Is this story any good? (part 2)

what do you think of this person

I was at a mall and I got up from the wheelchair to get something I dropped that rolled under a shelf and a person took the wheelchair because they thought I didn’t need it just because I got up. so I had to chase after them to get it back because they were pretty much all the way out of the store.so what do you think of that person?weren’t they rude. (by the way I was only about 12 at that time.
Brendon Urie Says Get Me A Drink: that didnt answer the question but OK

this is what I heard, but not sure though:
-getting tackled in the NFL is just like getting into a car accident for normal ppl
-After NFL players retire, some players have to sit on the wheelchair for the rest of their lives.
-After NFL players retire, they mess up almost every single part of their bodies.
-After receivers retire, almost all of their fingers are dislocated and extremely bent.
-After quarterbacks retire, they cant bend their waist anymore.

what do you guys think?

Been wondering about this…
Lets assume we have a person who is paralyzed from the neck down. He can talk, but can’t move any of his body parts. If this person orders the murders of, lets say, 10 people, and his life expectancy is long, how would you punish him?

If this person is found guilty of murder in a court, would they lock him up? If so, how would you lock up a paralyzed person? Has this been done before?

(Not talking about people who are in wheelchairs. We’re talking paralyzed from neck down).

hi, i’m a 23 year old guy from malaysia…i’m a physically disabled person, using a wheelchair….. my weight is just 40…for the last 8 years, i have been smoking cigerettes(4 cigerettes a day) and drinking beer or rum( 2 full beers a week or 1 quarter rum a week).

i dont want to smoke or drink anymore in my life.

i will get marry after 6 months…i want to have a nice and peaceful life without drinks n smoking…

so, i have successfully quit both drinking and smoking.

but, i’m bit scared that i may get any serious health problems due to my past habits of drinks and smoking. i had just (4 cigerettes a day) and drinking beer or rum( 2 full beers a week or 1 quarter rum a week) for the last 8 years, i’m being afraid that i may i get serious health diseases like lung cancer due to smoking and any other deadly diseases due to drinking.

eventhough i have quit these habits, i’m being mentally troubled by these fears of diseases that i may get due to my past habits of drinks and smoking for the last 8 years.

are there any chances of getting any serious diseases due to this 8 years of smoking and drinks?

what can i do?..help me please

shall i go for any medical checkups?..if so, what are the medical check ups i have to take? to what parts of my body i have to take these checkups?

or else, are there any other remedies?

My dad has an older hoveround teknique xhd that quit working the other day. He says that he talked to customer service, and that there was a self diagnosis test on the thing that determined the control unit is bad, but they want 00 simply for a new control unit. Rediculous. And he doesn’t have that money.

I’m wondering if anyone has any experience fixing these. I’m pretty handy with a soldering iron, and I’ve soldered up basic circuitboards before. Hoping its just a wire that popped off the circuit board or something. I’ve tried searching for used control units without much luck. Do people part these out and sell them, is it possible to find a used one? Or perhaps a new genaric one that will be compatible?

The problem is he lives over 100 miles away, in the middle of nowhere, so I’m trying to get a good idea of what I’m facing so I can be prepared once I get out there. Anyone have any advice on fixing these?

I can walk, but with extreme pain, though I have not yet been diagnosed with anything the pain is also there when I am not walking and is in various parts of my body, I also have weakness in my ankles, knees, and one hip, and back pain. Walking causes my to be fatigued too and I end up spending much of my time in bed.
I chose to get a wheelchair, which I self propell when I can, at a daycentre I go to during the day, and when I go into town, and at times of severe exhaustion my partner pushes me.
The pain is much less and I find that I am not so worn out when I get home, and it has felt so much better that I am currently using the chair all of the time when out of my home.
I have had very negative reactions from staff at the daycentre I go to – who have called me lazy, (despite that using the chair I am getting more exercise than I have been able to in years), and say I am too young to be taking to a chair (I’m 30), they keep telling me to get out of the chair and exercise, even though this defeats the object of allowing me to rest my body. I think they would rather I suffered the pain or didn’t come to the center.
My parents have also been very against me using a chair, and say it will make me less mobile because I am not using my legs when I’m out of the house.
Because I already have mental health problems the way people are treating me is really affecting and hurting me.
How can I deal with this sort of reaction and show them that I am actually better off using the chair, even if I do so for the rest of my life?
Although as I said I do not have a definite diagnosis, I am waiting to see specialists for more tests, I have been told by the doctors who I have seen so far that using the chair is best for me at this point. Apologies for not being clearer about that, and thanks so much for all the replies, I appreciate them all.
Also, in ref. to Madkins reply, I am not a full time user and do walk for short distances and in my home, albeit with difficulty. I am not resigning myself to becoming a permanant chair user and if the tests which I have lead to me being given options to avoid using a chair then I will follow that advice.

Six months ago, my disability progressed to the point where my legs will no longer do what I tell them to do. The biggest draw-back to that is I can no longer drive. I love to drive and my wife hates to and with her disability she is unable to lift my wheelchair up to load it in the car. We live in our dream home we had built taking my disability in account. All our doors are wide, ramps were installed, and our bathroom is accessible. But we live 35 miles from the nearest town that consists of more than a mini-market and gas station. I know there is the availability of having hand controls installed on our car but I don’t know where to look for a company that does that. Also, once I get in the car how would I get my chair in? Are there organizations that help with the financial part of the conversion?

his parents were taking him to be "fixed" ..turned straight – or whatever. but he couldnt run away because he was in a wheelchair, so he was going to kill himself.
…that really got to me.

and wouldnt you like to b1tchslap anita bryant?
…here’s this lovely woman with a warm christian smile, who couldnt care less that she contributed to a boy commiting suicide.
i wonder how many young lives she helped destroy back in the 1970s …convincing scores of gay teens they were "sick" …as she sang about god’s love?

i had something to say about james franco too, but i deleted it

I think mines would be when I dreamt that that my dad was the leader of a cult. And he told me that in order to follow in his footsteps and become the leader of the cult also I would have to chop off my legs. So I ended up chopping them off and going around in a wheelchair for the rest of my life… only later to realize that my dad never chopped of his legs and had two perfectly good ones. I was so furious! I woke up crying and everything hahaha. Probably in second place would be when I dreamt I woke up and saw San Francisco after the next "big on" (as in earthquake) from my house (I live on a hill and have a view of the whole city, well like downtown and the bridge and other parts). It was all in ruins it was so scary. Tell me about yours.

o.k so i have been wondering about this (spoiler of death note 8, and 9)
well i know Sayu was kidnapped and everything but…..then she was in a wheel chair? what happened there?
please help i love the seres and if they kill off near, sayu or matusda then the seres is pointless…and i know they will kill of near…but no spoilers past the 8th….tho ill b done w/ the seres by tomorrow.(and don’t worry i was balling my eyes out at the part where-SPOLIER FOR THE 7TH!!!!!!!!- L died =_( my whole flair board is detadicted to him. i like worship him…..<3

thx 4 the help

Hi. I am 25 years old. I am legally blind with very little usable vision, but the blindness does not affect my life much anymore, thanks to learning the proper techniques and having the right tools to live a full life.

However, I am having more and more trouble moving around. Take today for example. I worke up at 9:30am after sleeping very poorly after 4am (I slept well from 10pm to 4pm, though). From 9:30am till 12:30pm, I tried to muster the strength to sit up, but was unable. I finally called my boyfriend into the room, and he helped me sit up and take a pain killer and get something to eat. About 1pm, I was finally able to muster enough strength to walk the 20 setps to the bathroom, and then back to my room to sit in my armchair to get on the computer. Since then, I have been unable to get up from the armchair but for a handful of times. I feel so trapped in my body!

My condition is thus far undiagnosed, though I have been trying for a diagnosis for 7 years now (since 2003). The symptoms include pain in the muscles and joints, particularly the knees, hips, thigh muscles, back, shoulder muscles, and neck…also shooting pains at times up and down my arms, legs, and back. Other symptoms include very poor balance, my knees give out under me sometimes, severe headaches, and a constant feeling of fatigue. I rarely get to do all the things I want to, and even sitting here and typing is starting to hurt my fingers, wrists, and elbows.

My physical condition is slowly deteriorating, and it has been suggest to me by several counselors and my doctor that I should consider getting a motorized wheelchair such as the Hoveround for part-time wheelchair use. I just don’t know…I’m so young, and I don’t want to give up my mobility. I’ve been told that once I start using a wheelchair, I will no longer have reason to force my body to work, and I will have to use the chair more and more, and my body will jsut deteriorate further until I have to be in the wheelchair all the time. Is this true? If so, would having a physical therapist help prevent this? What else can be done to prevent this, if I do start using a wheelchair?

Should I get a wheelchair or should I hold off and use a walker or other mobility tool? I already use a support cane, and have used crutches in the past (though the crutches only made my arms cramp up, no matter how much adjusting was done). I have only used a wheelchair in the mall thus far, and it made me feel very dependent on my boyfriend, who pushed me, as it was a manual and I don’t have the strength to push myself.

Help! Any ideas what to do?

ok so heres the deal. my dog is paralyzed in the back two legs. OUCH! and now he needz a wheelchair, nd i aint got 400 buckz er watever, nd i need to make it myself=[[[. yeeeeahh. so, please tell me how i can make him a wheelchair without using a real human's wheelchair for the parts. PLEASE HELP MEEE!=]]]

our dog is a jack russell,the sweetest thing,always on my lap,loves to roll with me in the wheelchair,the look on his face is hilarious,I swear when im on Y/A he thinks he owns the computer like he has to see before I do

I have a rather expensive electric wheelchair that I’ve meant to sell for over a year. It’s very heavy duty, turns on a dime, and reclines fully. But, I didn’t pay enough attention when I stored it, and left the battery hooked up. Now, there’s corrosion at the connection points, and I fear the battery is destroyed. However, these are parts that are worth much less than the total value of the chair – but more than I can pay just to sell it. Without the damage, it was worth around -6K, judging from various listings around the web for used chairs of the same model. I’m only looking for a percentage at this point. Where would be the best place to advertise this?

He was in a veteran’s hospital in a wheelchair. Can remember parts of the vid, but not the song. Anybody know what it is

the wheelchair