Waiting........

As a person with a disability you get use to waiting..... Waiting for appointments ( yes, the doctor can see you next month ) , Waiting on public transportation ( your shared ride will arrive one half hour before or after your scheduled pickup time... theoretically  ) , Waiting on assistance ( yes I can help you, just wait one minute ).

So it is today, I wait on my durable medical equipment supplier ... Chesapeake Rehab to arrive and pick up my C-500 wheelchair.  Then I will wait for them to obtain insurance approval, order wheelchair parts( they can't order the parts without approval ) , do the repairs and return my wheelchair.  I expect my wheelchair to the back sometime in January at the earliest.

They say patience is a virtue and frankly I was never very virtuous to begin with........ over the last 11 years I have been forced to be patient.  But some days I really do want to just reach through the telephone, grab a hold of someone and say fix this Now !

Update: Jason just picked up my chair and explained what the problems were with the back caster.  There are two bearings in the caster that went bad, preventing the wheel from turning.  Hopefully the wheelchair motors are not damaged.  He will replace the bearings, casters, front wheels and if necessary the motors.  Jason estimated three weeks for the repairs.  The Waiting continues