Lowe's Workers stay late to Fix legless Vet's Busted Wheelchair (After VA Wouldn't)

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28. My mom has been using a scooter for about 20 years.

They really are liberating. When she could walk enough to get from the driver seat of her car to the power lift on the back of her car to get into the scooter she really felt free. It was a life changing experience. She could still get into stores and do things for herself thanks to the Americans with Disabilities Act which made sidewalks and stores more accessible. She can't drive anymore but her scooter is still invaluable for being able to get around when she is driven to a shopping center with stores she wants to visit or anywhere else for that matter. She is older and weak and a manual wheelchair is just beyond her abilities as far as upper-body strength.

Your buddy did a great thing. There are tons of people with disabilities that just can't afford to buy a scooter or even a wheelchair. Think about this poor guy who has no legs and is at the mercy of some bureaucracy. Every time they tell him to come down to some office to do paperwork--how exactly is he supposed to get there if his wheelchair is broken? The Lowes' guys did a great thing. And your buddy did a great thing.

My mother and I have met a few people over the years who told similar stories. They were in their fifties and had some medical problems that left them unsure about walking about and had someone donate/give them a mobility scooter when they didn't have the money to buy it themselves and it made a huge difference in their lives. I applaud your friend for doing a wonderful thing that gave someone hope and/or freedom.