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Originally Posted by MelodyL
Oh, I just had to write and tell you what happened one hour ago. We were coming back from Dr. Fred and they took more blood.
As we are on our way home, I am walking beside Alan (who uses one of those seated walker things) and he said "I saw someone sitting in one of these walkers and someone was actually wheeling them". Of course, (stupid me) said "oh really?, why not try it"??
So he's facing me, sitting in the walker, I start wheeling him, it's working out just fine and BOOM, in one second flat, the walker gets caught on some crack in the sidewalk, Alan goes flying, I go flying on top of Alan and we're laying there and he's moaning and there's a guy standing right next to us, who watched the whole thing unfold and just looked at me, and walked away.
HE WALKED AWAY and walked into a store.
I got up, and 3 people rushed over and helped me get Alan and made sure all was okay.
We got home, I put Tiger Balm all over his back and shoulder blades and he seems to be just fine.
But the guy WALKED AWAY.
How can someone just do that?
OMG!!!
Melody
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The four wheeled walkers with a seat are called rollators. They specifically tell you not to sit in them and be wheeled by someone else because the front wheels are not set up to do that and they can and do break.
I am sorry to hear about your troubles and it is too bad that people just do not want to help. But remember, the rollators are not to be sat on and pushed by another person. They only are an aid to walk and to sit if needed.
However, if you have a rollator/transport one, that is different and it is made for a person to sit and be pushed or to push it yourself and sit when you want. That type has a place to put your feet on so that they are not hanging. Just trying to help.