Phil and Macy

Phil and Macy

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Decisions

I mentioned it before that I have lost the use of my right hand and can no longer drive my chair. Now my wife positions me in front of my PC and tilts my chair so that I can sit here safely  all day. I am reclined enough that I can even fall asleep if I want. Recently I have seen on Facebook a video of a quad who can driver his chair using the straw to control it. The fellow who works on my chair had suggested this earlier this year. I looked it up yesterday on the Internet to see how they work. I have problems with my breathing and so I wasn't sure I would be able to operate this. From what I read I would be able to use it to get around a little bit. I don't think it would be accurate enough to put myself into the van and hit the chair lock device. Somebody would need to drive me into the van and probably to take me back to the bedroom. I would be able to drive around and look out different windows. Now I have to decide between this method of moving or running my PC.
If I got the straw control it would be in the way of my smile mouse which is how I maneuver around my PC. I still use my voice software to dictate things like this or Facebook posts or emails. The voice software would still work but the straw would be in the way of my smile mouse so I wouldn't be able to use my PC very well. I can still use my voice software as long as there was no other noise. That would mean that when other people are here I couldn't use my computer even to read a Kindle book.
I think I will stay with my smile mouse and use my PC even if that means I can't use the straw control. I am almost positive the straw control would get in in the way because even the straw from my morning coffee gets in the way of smile mouse. I have found that it is getting harder and harder to make decisions and I tend to overthink them and get stressed about a choice I have made.

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