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rockhillmanor
Oct 01, 2014Explorer
Did anybody look at the size of that boys wheelchair and how large it is? Has anyone thought about the turning radius that is required, so he can move in the RV? The boy is currently on a ventilator. Has anyone thought that his medical condition has deteriorated over the years and the support system needed is more extensive.
Still think they did the right thing. The generator is not sufficient to move this young man out of harms way if a hurricane is coming.
omg. :S
1. First of all a wheelchair does NOT fit thru an RV door!
2. Home portable ventilators have a battery back up that works for 8 hours. Allowing plenty of time to move the patient.
3. Anyone living in a hurricane state KNOWS they have a full week notice to evacuated. Hurricanes don't drop out of the sky without notice.
And MOST important?
Any responsible person with disabilities or have family members on life support equipment in the home EVACUATE or call an ambulance vehicle to relocate that person to safety AHEAD of time in a safe and timely manner to prevent lose of life you don't wait out in storms with a handicap that can be life threatening, you EVACUATE.
Trust me you do NOT try to shove them in a MH that does not accommodate them and sit in the path of a storm in it or leisurely drive around in the RV during a hurricane warning just to use the generator. :R
AND
Those people like everyone else that owns a MH and lives in a house ALSO owns another vehicle for everyday travel to get their family member and themselves around for daily use.
If you have a family member this vehicle is also equipped or is a model to accommodates your handicapped family member.
Don't think they used the MH for everyday use nor was it their primary mode of transportation.
You don't honestly think they used the MH 'exclusively' to go to the doctor, shopping, etc with this handicapped person do you? No they where claiming they did and that it HAD to be parked on their property.
It was a shot in the dark to use the handicap card to get around that their "recreational vehicle" they bought was longer than the rules allowed.
grr I get so upset with people misusing handicap accommodations afforded to the truly handicapped.. Fake service dogs, fake handicap placards to park in the handicap spots, fake handicaps to get gov assist. etc etc This family truly had a handicap family member and wanted to USE his condition to benefit themselves, just sad.
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