Olivia , I’m going to do the same. Plus lately I’ve been feeling a little off balance as well. That being said I’m going to consider getting me fitted for a wheelchair as well. So hopefully once I do that the fear will not be there if I’m in public locations and have to worry about an episode hitting me and ending up in someone’s floor or worse getting skinned up in a parking lot. I’d rather stay safe in a wheelchair that risk something happening if I stayed on my feet when in public places.

Yes I do for my daughter's car

Yeah I know Dave, but the worry with me is always there every time I go out. So it’s time I ease my mind with this. I was afraid it would eventually come to this at some point. Im currently trying to get Medicare for insurance once I do get approved with them I think they will help a great deal with the cost of the wheelchair. It’s time for me to get my independence back and put the worries behind me.

@A MyEpilepsyTeam Member I had thought about bringing that up with my general practitioner. He seems to be more concerned with my health than my neurologist does. Plus with me the fear is always there when I’m in public of something happening like a seizure. That’s why I want to persue the wheelchair for myself. I don’t want a fouls up they are to heavy I’d rather have a rigid wheelchair.

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@ Anne16 I sure will do that. It seems one thing after another. I will say though the reason I’m not considering pt is because I have a tender area on my spine in the thoratic area of the spine. It even hurts to put pressure on it. So the last thing I want is someone fooling with that area of my spine. So the next best thing is the wheelchair. I don’t want something to go wrong if a therapist starts messing with that area.