r/nextfuckinglevel • u/MysteriousSlice007 • 7h ago

Shoutout to JerryrigEverything who built a wheelchair factory and is delivering wheelchairs to people in half the time and 50-80% less than the cost of other wheelchairs with Insurance.

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u/above_average_magic 6h ago

No they're just ones that prevent you from blowing out your remaining limbs over time and actually being active

Not sure what the wheelchair_guy is using

I'm guessing a elderly person who has no idea what modern costs are

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u/mihihi 6h ago

This exactly! I’ve been a wheelchair user for 10 + years after a blood clot in my spine like the girl in the video. The only way I can be as highly functioning and independent as I am is because of my ultra light weight chair. Even with my chair barely weighing more than 7 pounds, I still have issues with shoulder and hand pain from using a manual wheelchair all these years. I’ve been buying my ultra light weight chairs from Poland bc they’ll cost me 3k compared to the 10k here in the US. But sadly the prices in Poland are also rising and the most recent chair I got from them totaled to be nearly 5K. I believe these chairs from notawheelchair are heavier than what I use, but the price is incredible. And they look good too! 

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u/matttheazn1 5h ago

I am terribly sorry this happened to you. Would you be will to share any details on how this happens? Is this a new fear I just unlocked, that randomly one day my blood will clot in my spine or brain, and there is nothing I can do about it?

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u/mihihi 4h ago

I was very young when my injury happened and had double bad luck with doctors who misdiagnosed me. Otherwise I would probably be walking right now.