Post by twoplustwo on Mar 11, 2014 9:45:53 GMT
My Stig is getting awfully big for his special needs buggy. I know I should contact the OT dept to ask about where we go from here but it's not an easy thing for me to do emotionally.
Stig doesn't use the buggy all the time. He manages pretty well indoors (at school/museums etc)and even outdoors (in parks,playgrounds etc) as long as he can take regular rests, the ground is even, the area enclosed and there are few distractions. He can manage a very short distance along an uneven pavement alongside a busy road (not without discomfort though) but, when we go anywhere much off the bus route, then he uses it. I've been getting round the problem of his increasing size by avoiding going to places not on bus/train routes but at some point I am going to have to face up to the fact that Stig needs a (deep breath) wheelchair.
I think that while he still uses the buggy I can pretend it's temporary (all kids grow out of pushchairs don't they). A wheelchair underlines the fact that he has a serious problem with walking.
I know I'm going to have to 'get over this' but it's emotionally very difficult.
Don't know why I'm posting this really, just feel the need to put down on 'paper' how I feel.
Stig doesn't use the buggy all the time. He manages pretty well indoors (at school/museums etc)and even outdoors (in parks,playgrounds etc) as long as he can take regular rests, the ground is even, the area enclosed and there are few distractions. He can manage a very short distance along an uneven pavement alongside a busy road (not without discomfort though) but, when we go anywhere much off the bus route, then he uses it. I've been getting round the problem of his increasing size by avoiding going to places not on bus/train routes but at some point I am going to have to face up to the fact that Stig needs a (deep breath) wheelchair.
I think that while he still uses the buggy I can pretend it's temporary (all kids grow out of pushchairs don't they). A wheelchair underlines the fact that he has a serious problem with walking.
I know I'm going to have to 'get over this' but it's emotionally very difficult.
Don't know why I'm posting this really, just feel the need to put down on 'paper' how I feel.
