I had a similar experience a few years ago. I’m in my van in a parking lot starting to exit the vehicle. I backed away from the steering wheel unhooked my Chest straps trying to reach for something that fell on the floor. I pushed up the armrest leaned over and found myself stuck between the wheelchair and the wall of the van. I couldn’t get up.
It was about 10° and I was saying my goodbyes after about 90 minutes. Along came an Angel who pulled it to the spot next to me. Screaming, banging on the window to get her attention failed. Five minutes later she came back got into the car pulled it around so she was facing the opposite way. Now when she got out of her car she was right next to me. Finally, she went into a bar to get help. Six people showed up and I asked them to break a small window to unlock the door. Nothing they could do would break the window. So, one guy had an idea, he would take apart the rear window, then climb through it. Going on two hours now and freezing I listened as they finally got the glass out of the window frame. Of course, they proceeded to drop it. $450. Plastic garbage bags and duct tape later I was on my way home. I got a mile down the road when the bag blew out. Finally got home with frozen cajones. > On Feb 6, 2016, at 10:33 PM, Quadius <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've indicated I have a chest strap, but actually mine is more of a shoulder > strap. He said it is very similar to the way a car seatbelt strap to cross > the shoulder from the driver side. > No dangers with breathing problems that way. > > On Thursday, December 31, 2015, Larry Willis <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Wow. I did something very similar a few years ago, but thank goodness was > rescued in time. It scared the heck out of me though. > > Larry Willis > Retired and proud of it > > > Begin forwarded message: > >> Resent-From: [email protected] >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> >> From: glenn henry <[email protected] >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> >> Date: December 31, 2015 at 4:29:24 PM EST >> To: [email protected] >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> >> Subject: [QUAD-L] Falling forward >> >> Weird but true: >> >> I've read several posts about wearing a chest strap. I am a C-5/6 with some >> balance, but I had a friend who was a C4/5. >> >> I have never worn a chest strap, but my friend always wore one. For some >> unknown reason, when by himself, he decided to go down a steep hill by his >> barn. The area was grass and the front wheel sunk into the ground throwing >> him forward. The foot rests of his wheelchair kept him from falling forward, >> but there he was his body stuck in midair. They found him several hours >> later, but too late as the chest strap would not allow him to breathe. >> >> Just weird but true. Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do! -John Wooden Billy Lang [email protected]
