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Elder-caregivers

SheltieLover

(82,270 posts)

3. I'm so sorry to hear they won't pay for it

Reply to Jacson6 (Reply #2)

Fri Jun 12, 2026, 07:25 PM

16 hrs ago

I'm sorry, but I have no other ideas for you, except to try calling your local senior center & council on aging & ask them.

Also, maybe you could get a techie high school or college student to put it together for you as a community service project.

Best of luck to you.

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I'm thinking about getting an electric wheelchair or scooter to go around town in. [View all] Jacson6 16 hrs ago OP

Check with your insurance provider SheltieLover 16 hrs ago #1

They won't pay for it. Medicare or the VA requires that I can no longer walk. Jacson6 16 hrs ago #2

I'm so sorry to hear they won't pay for it SheltieLover 16 hrs ago #3

I'm thinking about an ebike. amerikat 16 hrs ago #4

Thanks. I have bad arthritis throughout my body the last thing I can ride on is a e-bike. Jacson6 15 hrs ago #6

If your county has a council on aging I'd check Phoenix61 15 hrs ago #5