My current wheelchair breaks down all the time. I have been in and out of the repair shop countless numbers of times. Everything has gone wrong with this chair at some point in time and it has truly been a burden. I am very grateful for Scott Richotte and the folks at Pride Mobility for reaching out to me and setting me up with a new chair at no cost to me or my insurance! My new chair is going to be fantastic! It has a motor twice as strong as the previous chair and it has much more suspension. The back of the chair is contoured which will be much better for my back and will be much more comfortable. You see, I am not the average quadriplegic, I am much more active. I drive a modified minivan with hand controls, drive to work, stop for coffee on the way, pick up my medications, go shopping etc. I ride my wheelchair all over the soccer field when I am coaching and go up and down the street in my neighborhood and over all sorts of terrain. So as you can see I put a lot of wear and tear on a wheelchair.
I do want to mention my wheelchair company, ATG, and one person in particular, Walter Kromarski ( I have serious regrets that I spelled that correctly!) Walter is there for me any time I have an emergency. He accommodates me on short notice and if there is some way that he can help to fix my chair or put a Band-Aid on it until a part can be ordered he is there for me. He lets me come into the shop whether he has a full schedule or an empty one and sometimes he stays late (despite his wife's protests) just to make sure that I have wheels that are working . I am very grateful for Walter and ATG!
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