I LOVE MY ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR!!!!!! I have a compact scooter for trips out and an electric chair with the joystic controll for in the house. It is the compact for tight living conditions kind. I was extrememly fortunate because even with my insurance it was going to cost uss several thousand dollars. The chair is 8,000. The lady who helps with my housework knew a gentleman who had one. He got it from medicare but never used it because it went too fast and scared him. He told medicare to take it back and they told him throw it away!!! I was shocked that they wouldn't tell hm to donate it or something. It sat in his basement for 1 year. When my friend told them about me they gave it to me for free! What a humbling experience. My manual chair was too much on my hands. My scooter is a fold n go. I highly reccomend it. It is so portable! I got that at a yard sale for 125.00. Check Craigslist in your area. The free board often has them and the for sale boards do too. Don't give up.
Also, try not to let your old boyfriend get you down. I have never understood the concept of accepting that someone can't handle our condition. I dated a lot of guys who had that song. I found it pathetic really. You get what you get in this life. They could marry a marathon runner who is destined to be hit by a truck in the morning. You are not a disease and never feel like anyone is doing you a favor by "dealing with it". My husband is wonderful aand very supportive. I will always be bonded to him in a special way because he had children with me knowing my limitations. Is he a saint for that? No. DO I feel lucky that some one married me? No, I expected it. I am a good person and a great mother. I am not a condition or a disability and neither are you.The minute we start to feel lucky to be loved we start spiraling into dangerous territory. You are who you are, we get what we get, we all deserve companionship and love. You will find it if you expect it from people. Hang in there soldier!