I just received a letter from my husband’s doctor that explained a new thing that they offer at their office now. They have installed a product that allows wheelchair bound patients to stay in their wheelchairs during exams. I have been helping my husband’s health care providers move him in and out of his wheelchair for ten years now. It is not an easy thing to do and it is scary for my husband to have us lifting him, in case we might drop him.

I must admit that it is about time that someone come up with the tilting wheelchair idea. I would imagine that many wheelchair bound people will see this as a huge thing since I am sure that they do not like being moved from chair to chair also.

Now that the doctor’s office has had this installed, I wonder if the dentist and other providers will follow suit and make not only the patient and their families feel better about doctor visits, but themselves as well. If they have patients that are not so scared because of their tilting wheelchair, then the appointment is bound to go well.

I know that my husband is already looking forward to getting to the doctor’s and having his first experience with staying in his wheelchair for the first time in ten years.