In an effort to get my OH out and about more I'm encouraging him to walk. He is mobile but has COPD and coupled with the Alz Dem he finds it difficult. We don't so much walk as shuffle-stop-shuffle-stop and all at a slow pace. Even a walking stick doesn't help much these days. He's better when pushing a supermarket trolley as it offers some support.
Car parking around this City is a nightmare and we've stopped going to many of our old haunts due to the distance and lack of suitable bus service.
I'm toying with the idea of getting a lightweight wheelchair so we can either go for a toddle (he can sit or get out and use it as a walking aid) or pop it in the back of the car for journeys further afield. But what style would be best? The assisted chairs (all small wheels and pushed by attendant) don't seem very manoeuvrable and I know, through personal experience of having had to use one, that the self-propelled with the large rear wheels to be very good.
As I forsee me being the one pushing it I'm unsure what to start looking at.
He's 5'11 ish and around 13 stone. I'm 5'3" and on the upper end of 11 stone (matronly).
Any advice to offer, please?
Car parking around this City is a nightmare and we've stopped going to many of our old haunts due to the distance and lack of suitable bus service.
I'm toying with the idea of getting a lightweight wheelchair so we can either go for a toddle (he can sit or get out and use it as a walking aid) or pop it in the back of the car for journeys further afield. But what style would be best? The assisted chairs (all small wheels and pushed by attendant) don't seem very manoeuvrable and I know, through personal experience of having had to use one, that the self-propelled with the large rear wheels to be very good.
As I forsee me being the one pushing it I'm unsure what to start looking at.
He's 5'11 ish and around 13 stone. I'm 5'3" and on the upper end of 11 stone (matronly).
Any advice to offer, please?