Monday 17/4/06

This is a very recent photo, taken 2 weeks ago in one of my favourite shops. I did buy that carved buddha head in the end. Notice how deformed my feet have become, pointing inwards as they do. That is the old chair, which had absolutely no back support, and consequently had me in a reclining position for most of the past two years.Easter is over thankfully, didn't go anywhere even though I had good friday and the bank holiday monday, as I am saving money for my trip to egypt. I met this group over the net who offer accessible tours of egypt, and I now completely realise that I just cannot put off anything, so may 20-28 you can find my decrepid ass in egypt. If it all comes to pass successfully, I have no doubt that it will be an amazing experience, but I am trying not to get too excited about it as I know from past experience that that is just the kiss of death ! I am going to hire an assistant, to help out with dressing in the morning and evening. Its meant to be a hassle free holiday after all, so I will try and keep the problems to a minimum. Its costing a bit extra, but so be it! Have finally got my new rgk chair, and as expected,it addresses some problems while presenting a few new ones. It certainly makes dressing more difficult because your anchored in a dipped position at the back. Its also heavier, and more awkward to assemble, and even though it has me in a more upright position, it is very hard to tilt back, making it much more difficult to manoever around even small curbs and the luas tram ( a helpful man took a run at the small step last week, and while my old chair would have tilted back to accomodate it, I nearly toppled out on my head). So its fine for me, but bad for others!

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