2006-09-15
After much work and waiting and waiting, Lois FINALLY has her new scooter. Between the paper work and dealing with the insurance company and the company that provided the scooter, the whole thing was incredibly exhausting and very frustrating. But today was the payoff. They delivered the long awaited scooter. Lois also had ordered a new mattress for her bed. It was also delivered today. The workman who delivered the scooter carefully showed Lois how to operate it. She had used a loaner scooter before but there were some different features. So Lois wanted to watch the bed being installed and she carefully drove her new scooter into her bedroom. Then is when a very funny thing happened. Lois was in the bedroom in her scooter and she wanted to turn around so she could watch the bed being changed. (Note: one of the delivery guys were very attractive)( you have to make your own fun sometimes!!) One of Lois’s aides was going to help her turn around so she tried to use the controls but instead of backing up the scooter went forward and did not stop as the (unnamed aide) did not take her hand off the control. I am standing in the doorway of the bedroom watching as the scooter continued to move forward knocking over night stands and things went every which way. Lois is only able to say “NOOOOOO.” No one was hurt and then we all started to laugh and laugh. It was very funny and we have laughed about it several times. It could be one of those “You had to be there” stories.