boosted-para
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- Oct 21, 2010
As a few know or can tell by my sign in I am in a wheelchair. I had a car accident almost 8 years ago now, and am not able to use my legs, well pretty much from the belly button down. After my accident, I spent 6 months in the hospital, many months in therapy and depression. Took about a year to get over that hurdle. The human spirit is a wonderful thing. I just woke up one day and decided this chair wasn't going to beat me! I got back into therapy, found wheelchair equipment that was right for me. I started back to school, as I had been a nurse out of practice for a year and a half at that point. My wife and I paid for these out of pocket just to help me learn nurse management, as I had spent my 18 years prior caring for people at the bedside. I loved the ICU!! There was no greater feeling to me than knowing I may have just saved someone'[s life!! I feel like that it was/is a blessing to be able to care for someone in there weakest moment. Anyway, after all the classes, studying, and working at getting back to work. I cannot find anyone to hire me. No one seems to be able to look past my chair. I can say this because of the experiences I have had in the last few years looking for a job. I have a nursing degree (RN), Nursing Home Administrator, and degree in health management. I applied for another job a few days ago, knowing the probable results but I did anyway. I submitted my resume, got a call for a phone interview, went well! Was invited for an in person interview as "I sounded like the perfect candidate for the job". At the close of the conversation I asked the interviewer the best way for me to get into the building due to my wheelchair. Reaction was "Oh, let me see what I can find out for you and call you back." The next call was to tell me they hired someone else for the job. But I thought I was the perfect candidate??
Anyway, I have had my hot air car since just before the accident, had the motor out of it before the accident. Well needless to say, the car has sat and sat. A friend of mine moved it to his place for my wife as she had to move the family when I was in the hospital and the house we had would not accommodate a wheelchair and my other equipment. But it sat in grass and the floor rusted thru in a bad fashion. I didn't discover this until after we finished the motor and put it into the body. Rust has been the last straw with this. I had a couple of guys say they would help me and bailed. My kids have been there and tried but one has a full time job now, just graduated college and looking to start his life and the next in line is shipping out to basic soon. He feels the need to serve his country.
I have two younger boys but they cannot help. So after a long thought over the last few days, I have come to the realization the dream is over. Of finishing the hot air car, of being able to do my own work anymore, or even affording to find a motor for an 87 car I found and purchased. I had some money saved for parts, then my chair broke so I had to purchase a new chair. Even with insurance we had to put quite a bit out of pocket for it. So with neither the ability to finish the cars or and a lack of job opportunity I am feeling like it is best to just sell what I have and just move on in life. I am broken hearted about it, but maybe one day with modern science I may be able to do the things again and start over. Thanks for listening, giving me a place to vent.
I will be making a complete list of what I have and posting it in the next couple of days.
Anyway, I have had my hot air car since just before the accident, had the motor out of it before the accident. Well needless to say, the car has sat and sat. A friend of mine moved it to his place for my wife as she had to move the family when I was in the hospital and the house we had would not accommodate a wheelchair and my other equipment. But it sat in grass and the floor rusted thru in a bad fashion. I didn't discover this until after we finished the motor and put it into the body. Rust has been the last straw with this. I had a couple of guys say they would help me and bailed. My kids have been there and tried but one has a full time job now, just graduated college and looking to start his life and the next in line is shipping out to basic soon. He feels the need to serve his country.
I have two younger boys but they cannot help. So after a long thought over the last few days, I have come to the realization the dream is over. Of finishing the hot air car, of being able to do my own work anymore, or even affording to find a motor for an 87 car I found and purchased. I had some money saved for parts, then my chair broke so I had to purchase a new chair. Even with insurance we had to put quite a bit out of pocket for it. So with neither the ability to finish the cars or and a lack of job opportunity I am feeling like it is best to just sell what I have and just move on in life. I am broken hearted about it, but maybe one day with modern science I may be able to do the things again and start over. Thanks for listening, giving me a place to vent.
I will be making a complete list of what I have and posting it in the next couple of days.