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When I returned home from the hospital, I was greeted by a cheering, crying crowd of friends and relatives. I tried to smile and hold it in, but when I saw my wife and little girl, I broke down in tears. It had been over a year since I had seen my daughter in the flesh, and I couldn’t contain myself. Generally soldiers are perceived to be tough, but it is all right for the fathers and husbands to cry a bit some times. I didn’t know exactly what to expect or how she would react to my new mode of transport. During previous fall i was hurt by a roadside bomb blast in Iraq,which got me paralyzed from the waist down. My daughter, Sarah, just smiled and said “Daddy.”

It has been several months since then and I still worry about my family. I was bothered about how tbey will look after me. To begin with, I had no idea how they were going to transport me into our van. That was the time when my wife started inquiring about handicap lifts. Handicap lifts are devices that help disabled people get from their wheelchairs into their vehicles. It looks a bit like your own private swing that is attached to a luggage rack. You simply take a seat in your lift and then you can easily be moved to your vehicle. All handicap lifts have wheels on the bottom, so it is easy to move someone on the driveway right up to the car seat. Handicap lifts also have hand cranks that allow you to lift someone as high as you need to easily transfer them into the vehicle. Once the person is safely in the car, most handicap lifts will fold up for easy storage in the trunk or backseat. You need not disassemble them.

Although it hasn’t been easy for me or my family to adjust to my new condition, handicap lifts have made for a smoother transition. Atleast we need not be bothered about how to transport daddy in and out of the family minivan. And mommy need not go about doing strength training or eating raw eggs so that she is fit enough to carry me into my seat.This new handicap lift is a great addition to our already installed stair lift in the house, and makes every day easier.

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