And the winner is......

Today Greg picked out his wheelchair-a very important choice given the number of hours he will spend in it. So, it was a tough and a close decision, but the ROVI with red fenders is the winner. Pretty snazzy! Emily says she is going to add 5 stars to it.

It will look something like the image below. Measurements are taken for the right seat size, height and shape, cushion size, type of foot rests, arm rests, trunk support, thigh support, driving mechanism (it will be a joy stick with a ball). The cool thing we found out today is that wheelchairs can have an elevate function and Greg's loaner while he is a rehab has this function. So today, we tried it out and Greg pretty much looked me straight in the eye. So, we hope his wheel chair will have this - also known as the pub function - because he can go right up to a bar and order that beer he has been talking about. Also the ROVI can go down/over a 4 inch lip-most wheelchairs can only do 2 inches.

In OT we talked about adaptive utensils and splints. The therapist created a splint, called a cuff (C-shaped) to fit Greg's electric toothbrush. It is still a challenge to use because it is hard for him to get his fingers in it, but that will come as his strength improves. One arm will be able to help the other.

Hoping you all are safe in winter wonderland-we only had about 1/2 inch here.