Look Who's Browsing at Kohls!

There is a shopping center one short block from the Villages of Westerville and the physical therapist decided it was time that Jon and another gal in similar conditions should try their hand at maneuvering the aisles of a department store. Off they went early Friday afternoon. They had to go down an incline to get to the sidewalk and then cross the street and wheel down the sidewalk.

We discovered when we got to the door that there was only a button the size of a quarter to push for the door to open automatically. On the way out the button is right on the door frame which would be almost impossible for anyone in a wheelchair to get close enough to actually push it. For those whose handicap would be heart related etc. it would be adequate, but not for these two!

I am proud to say that they both handled their chairs like pros. Nothing even came close to being knocked over and with Jon’s oxygen tank hanging out so far behind him that is really something. They wandered through both the women’s and men’s departments, through the shoes and even stopped to read some of the greeting cards.


























They wound their way through a parking lot next to the rehabilitation center and Jon spotted two nifty motorbikes he needed to check out. When they got back to the center they drove their chairs over some grassy areas to get the feel of it. Some stretches were flat but they tried their hand at some small hills, too. It was a great day.

The only downside was the official notification that once again he has a urinary infection. That is not uncommon for quads they tell me and we are valiantly trying to get Jon to understand how important drinking lots of water is. I think we've found an article that he seems to think is convincing...I hope so. Thanks for checking in. Thanks for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers! Marj