No place like home

We have decided to buy the one piece of equipment that Linda needs most, a new home. Many of you have seen us around lately and already know, because we've been too excited not to tell you. Our new home was built about a year and a half ago by a physical therapist and her husband. When a PT builds a house, she knows how to make it accessible. It is one floor, with big doors and spaces that are easy to navigate whether you are in a wheelchair or a walker.

It looks like we'll be moving in about a month or a little less. In the meantime, you'll be welcome to bring boxes over and help us pack. Apparently the university recycling center is a good place to pick up boxes.

We'll also be giving a few things away, and I'll post a list or a web page with pictures or something. As always, people are welcome to a kitten. I also have a computer desk with a hutch--it's 10 years old which means a bit beaten and so on. But it is still solid. We'll have a microwave to give out on a microwave cart (but not until we're about to move). There will be more I'm sure.

I should thank everyone again for being so generous. We would probably have been able to move anyway, but the outstanding support that people have already given us will make our move much more comfortable for us.

Kindred spirits

We ran into a fellow at the coffee shop yesterday that we didn't know. Actually he ran his electric wheelchair into Linda (gently). He greatly admired Linda's ability to get through the door with her walker, saying, "I wish I could do that." He has multiple sclerosis which means he can't walk and he can't speak well, so he probably has a very good idea how Linda feels. We chatted for just a few moments about the frustrations of disability and wished each other well. Interestingly, I had to translate for Linda. She couldn't really understand him.