First outing in my electric wheelchair
Went to the bookstore in Alnick Northumberland
First experience was good it’s very manouvreaeuverable.
Was well pleased with it and will try again later in the week.
My physio stated at my last session that I Wil never return to my pre stroke mobility. Which hearing that hit me hard some improvements are possible and as yet unpredictable but not sure she was brining with positivity in the last session 
Oooohhhhh a bookstore. My favourite place 
Glad your outing went well & you’re planning another trip out.
So, now it’s over to you to prove your physio wrong. But even if you can’t get 100% back you may still get somewhere near.
What a wonderful place for an outing! I could easily spend hours in a bookshop
Big thumbs up Mark.
I’ve been tardy getting out this year but you’re leading the way.
I bet that is a soon to be repeated enjoyable experience.
Have fun. I’m sure every expedition is a move in the right direction.
As far as the physio is concerned maybe she is trying to encourage you to look at what you can do rather than what you would like to do.
Anyway @mrfrederickson I think you are making great progress.
Thank you for sharing with us.
Keep taking the pictures.
keep on keepin on
Mark - It’s up to you how you wish to proceed.
I would like to know just exactly how does the physio know that you will never return to your pre-stroke mobility? This is a serious question.
Last Saturday, I met a most wonderful man. We had a chat and he happened to mention he will be celebrating his 90th birthday next month. How wonderful we thought. He was truly delighted to be telling us this and he was saying how happy he is. He then mentioned he had a stroke 14 years ago but he feels perfectly fine now apart from one small thing which means he has to use a spoon to eat. The thing is, until he told us he had had a stroke 14 years ago, I would never have guessed or thought that I was talking to a stroke survivor. Everything about him indicated he is perfectly fine - his speech, his physicality - he was walking without any aids and was off to do his shopping.
Why am I telling you this?
Simple - Thomas was told he would never recover from the stroke. He told us it was tough to start with and he wasn’t expected to recover (due to his age) whereas he had been told younger people with the same stroke were expected to recover. He went on to explain he had speech problems and left wide weakness but looking at him now, you wouldn’t know. And more importantly he himself says he feels he has fully recovered apart from the small issue with eating which he manages easily enough.
Take from this what you will 
Thanks everybody I was able to be with my family and not a burden so very happy, the machine was able to get up and down the isles with ease and turn around and even negotiate the narrow pavement to where the car was parked.
The physio was setting expectations and since I’ve already exceeded them I will plough on regardless.
Hoping to get to see an Anglo Saxon museum today as rain expected and tomorrow off to the coast to a seaside place for some sea air and a bag of chips.
Take care everyone.
Another update
We made a visit to the Anglo-Saxon Museum local to our cottage’s position
The only snag was my wife left the wheelchair controller on a wall behind the car when loading up so my son had to push me around instead of controlling it myself which defeats the whole thing and made me somewhat annoyed
Hey Jo live and learn
That looks like a great place to visit & it’s good that you managed to get out & about.
Shame about the controller but you’ll remember that next time so hopefully it won’t happen again.
Great to hear of your adventures.
Thanks mrs5k off to the sea side tomorrow, watch this space
I’m hoping the physio is testing my resolve and not trying to be realistic
I feel the message is don’t expect 100% but maybe 80% of my old self’s possible
Have a great time at the seaside.
It looks lovely there. Are you there for a few days? Be able to use the chair better over the next few days if you are.
Alas no we are back home now and have collected our dog and settled in to life as before.
My pregnant daughter was happier home with her own things and comforts around her!
Oh thats a shame. I am sure there will be other opportunities.
I’m sure just not as easy to get into use as the scooter. The joystick controls have to be detached and put in a padded bag to prevent them being damaged and then reattached so it’s a bit fiddly to get it ready to use but once in play its awesome.
