VIEW FROM A WHEELCHAIR!

​At 5' 1 1/2 I am used to being short, but having had a small accident in the garage of the condo I am now confined to a wheelchair for I hope only a few days.

Weird, how different our home is from this perspective. 
I can no longer read the thermostat. 
Cannot reach the counters.
Blinds, ummm definitely out of reach.
I can reach the light switches, believe me that is a bonus.
Even normally when standing, I have difficulty reaching in the upper cupboards in the kitchen, and have what I need to use on the lower shelves. But now! Even they are unreachable.
I am so glad that we have wood flooring, the couple of area rugs are far more difficult to move on.
Luckily, I have friends in wheelchairs and have no difficulty turning left or right in the wheelchair and can negotiate doorways easily. Though bathrooms are a challenge.

Major challenges, when I get left on my own though.
Because I am not set up to be able to reach any trays... and husband has a lunch date and places to go afterwards, he left me to cope. Kindly, he left crackers out, a plate, cheese slice, glass out,  understanding I couldn't reach into the pantry or the cupboards. But he thought I would be able to get the cheese or anything else out of the fridge!

Yes, though difficult I managed to get in the cheese drawer only after I had managed to reverse backwards to the fridge door, and like a contortionist I tried to swivel in my seat, I found the cheese. New package! Tried pulling it apart,nope ! Teeth, no they didn't work either! Damn. I need scissor! Get myself into a position to be able to close the fridge door. Wheel over to the draw with the scissors, that is now eye level.  I see a sharp knife, but I now realize how vulnerable I am. I really do not need to cut myself. Ah, I spy scissors, perfect. Safely cut open the package. No cutting board! Too high for me to reach. I am now standing and can feel my foot throbbing, so putting weight on other side of my body I make my lunch.

Everything on my plate, all I need is my water. We have water dispenser in the fridge and it is reachable! Darn, I can't carry the water or my lunch over to my chair, because I need my two hands to wheel my reclining chair! Eat my lunch sitting in wheel chair so I can run back and get a drink when I need it.

Dumping everything on the counter for spouse to clean up. This is hard for me as I am a neat freak. Hate untidiness!

Now I need to go to the bathroom, we discussed me using the main bathroom before he left as I didn't have to walk as far and could get the wheelchair into this bathroom.

Okay, I got it in okay! B U T  no room to turn around, no one here to help me! Too narrow to back out easily. So I hang onto the arms and try to use it like a walker. Searing pain in my foot , but what other alternative do I have? Once back into our hallway I put on the brakes and almost losing my balance, manage to sit back down.

Yep life is a challenge, fortunately for me just a short time.

Footnote [hahahah] Eleven days later.

Went from wheelchair for a week , to a walker, and now a cane, though stairs are still impossible.
I do know that our home works for a wheelchair.