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My local theatre venues (two from same company) added the wheelchair spaces to their booking system for me. I go often enough that it saves me phoning every time. I can just book the same way as everyone else online. Unfortunately the other 3 venues i attend still require a phone call. Something annoying is that generally accessible seats and wheelchair spaces are never available at pre-booking (eg band releases seats early). Seems discrimanatory but I just phone immediately on general release day!

I don't know if I'll ever make it back into a theatre, but I still find your video to be encouraging. Thanks Pippa!

Im a 42 msle. i have CP and i get this alot. i use a walker but i walk indepednt at home. lots of imposter syndrom shame

Thank you! 😍

Hi Pippa! This is Jeff from the USA WHILL team and your video popped up on my feed. 😊 So glad you’re enjoying your Model C2!

My friend has a cavapoo named Ruby 😅

I have hEDS and I’m looking at getting a power chair, so I can go further and travel more.

It's interesting how much of a barrier stupid people can be. Logically, any of us could get sick any time but we assume we won't and statistically speaking, these things only occur to a small proportion of the population. Personally, I am aware invisible illnesses exist and aware that i have no clue about many of them. If someone needs accommodations, I am open to it

Really helpful 👍🏻 Thanks. Your suggestions have helped to boost my knowledge & confidence around this topic 😃

TYSM For making this video !!! My own disbaility, not invsiibile however easily hidden has been getting alot worst and walking has been getting more painful and harder, im gonna use a crutch to help me... however i am afraid of this exact sorta judgement because i dont """"look"""" disabled at first glance, i have been taught to hide it my entire life. This video has helped me gather the confidence :) Ima try using a crutch in public next time i go out. 7:34 Fr !!!

I completely understand how it feels to feel out of the loop with the world when feeling unwell in public, that’s a great way of explaining it! I reset my day in a similar fashion when I go to my family lake house. We leave in the mornings for church,I can’t travel and then go to church, so I wake up, travel an hour and a half, and then go back to sleep once I’m home. It actually helps a lot and I don’t feel so horrible. Out of curiosity how long is the train ride to London for you? I’m American and have never been on a train, considering America is so big and we travel far I was curious.😆

I love watching you go away and do things by yourself in car too anxious to ever do that! It gives me hope for independence but also what an amazing opportunity thanks for sharing your adventures xx

id do anything for a friend that would do my makeup for me while i regain spoons/energy. I hope one day i can meet my people. also you two are super pretty and funny!!

I love how you always include your rest bits. The frames of the bed clothes. It just makes it so much more... Natural, in a way? For all of us with chronic ilness.

Hiya, you can adjust the back height on the whill, have a search and it shows you how to do it. Fab videos.. thanks xx 😊

Mornings are really rough for me too, so I can relate to the struggle of getting going. Thanks for the vid! How will you be decorating your old set of side panels? Keep the new ones for the "dress up" days, and cover the old ones with whimsy?

Love that you keep things real Pippa. Travel is hard. Pleased you enjoyed the national Gallery 😊

Thank you for sharing your experience! It's so important to hear people's stories so it can influence the way we view others and the world, hopefully so the education can create more compassion and empathy.

i-am vazut vlogul lui stela sulzdorf daca te-ai referit la ea,ca la ea ai vazut scaunul asta whill c2 ( I saw Stella Sulzdorf's vlog, if you were referring to her, did you see this whill c2 chair with her )

I can't wait to get a Whill! Thanks for the accessory tour I love the scooter bag my go pride chair has a taller back with no storage

Hi Pippa, At 73, I'm able to walk, but to do housework, especially washing dishes I have to sit down. Any 4wheeled chair would do any advice, please. Thanks Josie

Just over half way through the video, and I've reached to click "Like" (again) so many times! This is so great for you! Thank you for documenting the steps along the way, with all of the little joys you found!

A "hack" that has helped me with reading on the computer, is to use a text to voice app or addon. I use the firefox browser, and find the "Read Aloud" addon works well. It's free, has a variety of voices that I can modify by pitch/tone/speed. I can highlight a block of text, and have the computer read it to me, or I can click the button and have it read a whole web page. One drawback is that it doesn't read text within a google doc, so I'll copy text from the doc, and paste it into a reader. There are other apps that have been developed for visually impaired people that I have tried, but they have functions that get in my way. If anyone has found something they enjoy, please let us all know.

This is fantastic! So happy for you. I love writing, but don't know if I'd be able to battle through the brainfog to make a book work. Side note, don't ever feel you need to apologize for recording without makeup. Do what makes you happy - makeup or no makeup, you're great.

I totally love Wilma!!!

I’ve just bagged me own set of wheels, Proper sorted! When I’m rollin’ solo, it’s all chill, but when I’m mixin’ with the crowd, I’ve been feelin’ a bit done in, ya know? But get this....I’ve taken up crochet 15years back , like a proper granny . And soon, I’ll be hittin’ up a cafe, no bother. Only thing is, when I’m around folks who ain’t clued up, I get a bit nervy. But your content, keep creating , it’s pure inspiration! Been clickin’ away on Ya RUclips channel, Your like a Total boss! 😅

I'd love to buy your book but I'm from Austria. 🤔❤

So helpful seeing this in action Pippa. As someone who has found a stick, rollator and manual wheelchair helpful for my ME a power chair is something i have been weighing up for some time. Thanks for all you do!

On the range side of things, although the advertised range is 11miles/18km the max range Iv had out of mine is 10 miles/16km on perfectly flat smooth ground at 4mph (fastest it can go) I know this isn’t a real world scenario so I found it useful to work out what the minimum range of a full battery would be. And on very hilly gravel and trying to match someone else’s walking pace and stopping and starting it will comfortably do 6.5 miles/10.5km. Knowing this has made planning trips out easier

nice video

Bumbag for valuables and custom made bucket bag (and ruc sac handbag for manual wheelchair) both with clip on straps for me. Only because i really don't like the utility style black wheelchair accessories. My arm rests are blue 💙 I don't like idea of locking wheelchair and phone breaking so i bought the key!!

The forward ergonomic movement that happens when the automatic brakes kick in will happen with any chair with half decent suspension 👍🏻

The purple panels. It was the purple panels, wasn’t it?! 😂 I was gutted I couldn’t get them here. I’ve bought a mobility scooter poncho which is long and has a clear but so I can see my hands and use the joystick if it rains when I’m out. I tried one that fits over, but found it really dangerous.

He’s rlly cute❤

I think I commented on your previous video about the Whill saying I had a demo a few years ago and didn't like it. I actually wanted to say in the last few weeks I had another demo, after watching your video, and I got on with it so well! I think the difference was the demo person set it up better for me this time around and it felt more comfortable. I ended up buying it, a second hand Whill C, so the older model compared to your C2. I've also got a manual chair with a Triride so I'm so grateful I have different aids for different situations. Pros of the Whill for me is that it has a much smaller turning circle compared to the footprint of my manual + triride plus the basket underneath holds stuff in! The downside of the Whill is the 10-11 mile range which feels quite low compared to the 30 mile range on my Triride. You also have to beware the "shrug" jolting motion also happens if you set off too quickly! I put mine to speed 3 and started going and it accelerated suddenly and jolted me 😂 I've learned to start going in speed 1 then increase it!

Perfect timing! I'm going in for the seat fitting for my WC2 on Thursday. I think I'll get the red side panels, but am also wondering what I'll do for a vinyl wrap someday? I was really impressed with how it handles over bumpy grass, loose gravel, and even tracked well across a sloped path with a loose pebbled surface. I also have ME/CFS, and will be getting a higher back from the start, to support my upper back. I'm getting better arm rests added too, as these additions will support my body much better, reducing movement fatigue. Your videos have been very helpful to me. Thanks Pippa!

so glad you like ur new power chair mine has given me the freedom I needed so we don't have to take the car to town anymore we can just walk as it was to far for me to use my manual chair. its also cool you have so many extra things added on to the chair, does the cup holder fit a coffee cup too?

I've been watching several of these vlogs of you on days out with your friend and I must say she's so amazing all around. I wish I could go out with you both.

Fantastic! I remember when I was well enough to read. Now it's a few pages before the headache starts. I love that your illness hasn't prevented you from writing!

Awsome to know

Good stuff! Thanks Pippa!

Cool

Yes i agree we should talk about disabilities, and i think we should start our conversations in SCHOOL.

Im lying in bed watching youtube and it was a joy to see your video pop up. You and Izzy always bring a smile to my face. And no, you don't look weird without make-up lol.

Today I got stared at by an older woman while I was using my wheelchair, because I dropped my phone on the floor and had to move my feet in order to bend down and get it back... She didn't say anything, but the judgemental stare was there... I'm 29 and dealing with symptoms of POTS, plus a narrowed disc in the lower lumbar area of my spine that makes it extremely painful to stand and walk. My heart rate was at 151 earlier today when I wasn't using my chair. After using my chair, I stayed below 130. At one point, I was even under 110! That's rare when I'm not sleeping!

Oh I love the bag you’ve got on the arm of your chair - what it is (bc I’m looking for one and I’ve also got a Whill C2)

Man the response of getting a wheelchair from family is shocking the persecution is unheard of that you get. If it was a stranger not a problem because you can get away unlike disfuncanel family where your stuck. But if your lucky your family will support and help and understand.

I’ve got a Whill C2 and I love it, but I’d have preferred a power add on for my manual. That’s certainly what I want next

Thanks so much for this. Have just ordered your book. I got Long Covid in 2021 after completing the first year of my degree and meet the ME diagnostic criteria. I’m hoping to return again this September but it’s so daunting. I really appreciate all the advice ❤

so glad you enjoyed your visit Pippa! We're rather biased but Bath is a great place :)