wheelchair

After an evaluation they recommended that Bernie get a power wheelchair not a scooter. The reason for the power chair is so I can use the controls when he can’t and I won’t have to push him up ramps. I am happy with this decision and am being told that the process could take up to 3 months before we receive the chair. Bernie is not 100% happy to be getting the chair as it is another step in losing part of himself but it is for the best. It will keep him from falling so much and injuring himself. The last bad fall he tore his quad muscle. I see a big decline in his overall appearance, I was showering him last night and really looked at his legs and he is losing muscle mass. He use to have the strong legs of a runner and now they look frail bruised and weak. He is picking at his skin all the time, he says it itched, yesterday it looked like he was attacked by a cat on his chest! His doctor says that psoriasis is a condition associated with Parkinsonism. He has sores on his head and face from picking them and now it is affecting his limbs, how much more can he take to go wrong with his body….my heart aches for him.