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Old Jun 27, 2014, 4:52 pm
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Katja
 
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Originally Posted by CDTraveler
Puh-leaze! We're trying to get him mobile by the start of hockey season in September, not break his neck. Although he did ask about getting a sport chair so he could go to basketball camp after all...
I hate to break it to him, but it's a different sport.



Originally Posted by CDTraveler
Hey! Have a little respect here! That pair of crutches has gotten me through 7 orthopedic surgeries. They're venerable antiques.
Torture devices.

It is funny, though, that a youngster would think that a scooter (which requires no effort on the rider's part to propel) is cooler than a manual wheelchair. I guess I'm just too immersed in the disability community.
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