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Ken W from Bella came out today and we really enjoyed each other for the time he was here. We discussed all of the parts below and he will be ordering all of them as is. He talked about how we probably need to go with Motion Concepts ELRs and also probably have to throw away my current Invacare tilt system in return for a Motion Concepts Tilt Recline system. So yeah over half of my chair is being replaced. He said that if the parts outweigh more than a certain amount my chair cost I might wind up getting a whole new chair! That would be insanely cool, but I am not counting on it. It all lies on the insurance companies shoulders now to give us the final green light. We have preliminary green lights from them but now we need the official and final green light. Expect more news within the week.

I found it really cool that he is paying attention to my sensory disorder, no other provider has taken the time to take that into account and it has caused problems before.

As usual when I am getting wheelchair parts I am getting excited hehe.

Bodypoint harness, no zipper. : My current harness no longer fits me correctly. We decided to go with no zipper since my dealer and I took into account my Autism and Sensory Integration Disorder and decided no zip is most often used with patients requiring extreme durability against pulling, in case of spasms. Well my case is different, pulling as in my caregiver making the harness very tight which is comfortable for me. Also no zip harnesses tend to be a bit wider than their zipper counterpart

Bodypoint fulcrum series footplate’s & Ankle Hugger’s : My low muscle tone makes it damned near impossible to hold a good position for my feet when any movement is involved. And I have spasms in my legs that interfere with positioning.

Motion Concepts gel reclining armrests : My current armrests are no good, they wobble like hell. My arms hurt after a while because they feel like rocks, and they seem to be too dang short. Also, the big thing here is they don’t recline and I need reclining armrests.

Bodypoint midline mounting kit : This is what we will use to mount my communication device / laptop to my wheelchair. Depends if it will work with the armrests, otherwise, we might have to look elsewhere as a mounting point, like the frame as in a Daessy mount. Either that or Paul who made the laptop mounting plate with RalphSimpsonCo can possibly make a new mounting bar and mechanism custom for me. Pays to have connections in the metal working biz! 

Bodypoint four point seatbelt with Sub-Asis and RehabLatch : My current seatbelt put simply is a real pain in the pump, literally. It is causing pain in my Baclofen pump area since number one it does not evenly distribute its pressure, and number two it has zero padding. It also does nothing to help my hip rotation disorder. This new belt won’t be a pain in the pump, and it will give me better pressure distribution and do something about the damn hip rotation.

Motion Concepts Power-Elevating Leg Rests : I am soon going to get my contractures fixed and need a way to maintain the range in my legs and they will allow me to make the chair “match” my bed’s position to hopefully end up allowing me to independently transfer again by way of parallel parking the chair right on top of the bed and sliding between the two. And I have poor circulation to my feet and need to move the position to get it in a better state.

Invacare MK6i MPJ+ Joystick : About friggen time, I tried ordering this on my initial chair but they threw it out since they thought it was not medically necessary. It very well was, my hand hurts a lot because of this damn tilt switch. Anyway on with the justifying points. I need it PERIOD to be able to have all the powered seating that will be on my chair. Side notes are medical necessity of centralized control over seating, and multiple drives so I can have better control over the chair. He is also ordering me the 4 little microswitches so I can operate stuff that way too.

Motion Concepts Recline System : I need it because I have degenerative disease in my spine and need to get pressure off my disks, and my butt. And it will allow me to “match” the position of the bed for a; hopefully, independent sliding transfer.

ASL Laptop Power Converter : To power my laptop since I am hopefully going to go to college soon and they probably wont let me plug in there. Obviously, necessary for vocational rehab goals.