Hello again
It is going to be short and to the point this evening.
Today I meet my younger sister to pick up my mother's wheelchair. I meet her, I take it out of the back of her SUV and to my surprise, (OK I had a feeling about this, when it was left at the home) both sets of wheelchair legs were not there. The one Elevating legrest set, which was just purchase less than a year ago, plus the standard set of legrests that came with the chair. Both gone. What was left was one Elevating legrest. (One, I mean there was only one Elevating legrest attachment, not two, just one) that was old and used. It had a nail in the locking mechanism slot. This stops the leg from coming un-attached from the chair.
Also there were two adjustable flipup footpads, that came with the original legrests. Now the sling that held mom's legs up was also gone, plus two brand new calfpads, as well as two adjustable flip footpads These calfpads came with the elevating legrest, but were no good for mom, they just didn't hold her legs up. That is why I got the sling. This just went from one leg to the other. The calfpads, the original legs for her chair, where in the closet when mom passed away. I saw them. I knew they were there. As a matter of fact, I was the one who ordered the Elevating legrests for mom. Well because these fools could not figure out what to do for mom and the fact her legs were so stiff. It took me no time at all to find the Elevating legrest for mom's chair.
GONE, EVERYTHING GONE. JUST LIKE THAT.
Now the Elevating set of legrests are over $750.00 with the pads
The sling is $75.00
The adjustable flip footpads are $70.00 a piece. for a total of $140.00
The original set of legrests are $450.00
Now the total of everything that is missing is as follows.
$1450.00 plus tax. So basically well over $1500.00
This wheelchair was over $3500.00 new.
Now it is a useless wheelchair. If I even wanted to sell it, I couldn't. And I have no interest in selling this chair. It was and is part of my mother. And I will hold on to this.
So let me take you back to just after mom passed away. The day after, as a matter of fact. I went into the home. Al Hogg third floor. And spoke with the manager Lisa Humphreville ( Do you want her email and phone number, let me know) I mentioned about the wheelchair, how it will take me a few days to arrange a ride to pick it up. She immediately tells me that that is not going to happen, don't worry about picking up. As in these cases the Public Guardian and Trustee of British Columbia, donates the chairs to the homes.
I immediately let her know, that I will not be donating a $4000.00 chair to Al Hogg. That is a ridiculous idea.Not going to happen. She insists that this will happen.
Lisa Humphreville, wanted this chair, in a big way. $$$ in her head. How she can take it apart and give the pieces to others residents.
I WAS NEVER GOING TO DO THIS.
I should of taken it the night mom passed away, when my cousin was there with her truck. But no, I didn't do this.
Because of not taking it right then and there, my sisters said that I will never get it. So it went into probate. The Public Guardian and Trustee of British Columbia, picked it up and took it to there warehouse. In the middle of February.
So from Al Hogg to the PGT warehouse in Burnaby.
From there it was picked up from the warehouse on Friday, by my younger sister. She put it in the back of her SUV and delivered it to me, today, being Saturday.
Now it sat in the PGT's warehouse since the middle of February, until Friday, May 27, 2016. No one in the warehouse is going to take it. I think. And my sister, well I still don't trust anybody, yes including her. Just trust issues. I don't think she would of taken them. They only fit the one chair. It has to be an exact match of chair. The Orion 11 wheelchair.
I know it was the staff at Al Hogg who took the pieces of the chair. And I know this because through out the time mom was there, when I got something new for her chair, the staff would take the older part and let someone else use it. This is without even asking me first, it they could do this. Just took it. I always said where is this part, They said we used it for someone else's chair. No you don't, I want it back, right away. Well this is how we usually do it. You didn't ask so therefore I want it back. Even if you would of asked, the answer still would of been no.
I know they read this blog. Some of them, anyways. So here it is.
On Monday, I am going to the RCMP here in White Rock and file a complaint. I want whoever took the parts of my mother's chair charged with theft
I will also be contacting the PGT. I will speak with the individual at the PGT's warehouse, As well as the local newspaper and anyone else who I think should know about this theft.
If they took it, I want it back by the end of Monday May 30, 2016
What I know is they thought I won't notice it. As I am sure they thought that it is in Probate and it will take a very long time to go through probate. Well guess what. It didn't take that long. It has only been 3 months.
I am going now.
GOD bless and good night
Kris Schmuland
