how bad is it now ?
My mother uses a Zimmer frame to help her walk around the house , last few mouths have been thinking of getting mum a wheelchair, the rubbers on mum Zimmer frame is wearing down so I finely got the OT to come around today to put more rubbers on mum Zimmer frame .
I was talking to him about wheelchair his advice was not to get mum a wheelchairs yet as she can still walk with a Zimmer frame as then she will get use to it (wheelchair) her muscle in her leg will get weaker and she won’t be able to walk at all.
I did buy mum one of those trolley with 4 wheels & a seat to sit on when she gets tried that mum come push around when she go out side , of course she still needs me beside her when she pushing it & he show me and mum the right way to push it bending the arms .
I know it would make my life much easier with a wheelchair as mum coordination is all over the place when I take her out with the trolley( not sure if that the right name ) but it helps her keep more mobile , till the day she can not walk anymore & that’s a long way of yet and I hope it is for your husband .
When my mum balance was not very good and had to use my arm all the time , she relaxingly use a walking stick , but could not get the hang of it then 6mouths later it got worse then at a respite they gave her a Zimmer frame that she did not mind using and they let her keep it .
I was my mother walking stick (my arm) or my brother for around 2half years till she got walking stick. Mum can not walk out side alone, but at lest she can still walk now with Zimmer frame inside and trolley out side.
So wheelchair now am not going to get it until mum can not walk anymore .