Wheelchair Project

Bessie Sellers Wheel Chair

Bessie

Bessie in her Chair

This was one of our projects yesterday.  Bessie did not have enough money to get a wheelchair.  To get one through her insurance would mean that she would have a monthly payment.  She had a motorized chair but the battery would cost over $600.  She had an old chair that did not have any foot rests. As you can see her hands are so gnarled from her arthritis that she has a hard time with holding the chair and she could not put her feet up so they could push her.(note the terry cloth arm rests)  The new foot rests cost over $50.  We found this chair at a second hand store for $10 and covered the arm rests for her. 
The sellers were one of the first members in this area.  Her husband was the translator for the Missionaries that came into this area