As you may be
aware of, Wifey helps her friend who is 100 +. Dena is worry about what
she can do for her next job that is why we got into the jewelry business. That
is going good, but would be better if we had a store. Dena also loves auctions
and thrift/consignment stores. She found a place in Towson/Parkville that could
be a store and home. It would be cheaper then living here. The
house/store was built in the 70's, so I'm starting from scratch as far as
accessibility.
I have been
full of emotions, because we have done a lot to make our current house
accessible. I finally have my perfect
shower. I do feel a bit guilty, because
a lot of people help us get the accommodations that have been done. I do not want to seem ungrateful for their
time and effort. I also do not want to seem greedy and assume every time I
move, there would be funding to make another place accessible.
On the other
hand I do have a limited income and can only contribute so much and the rest is
up to Wifey. If we stay in our current place she will not be home, in order to
pay for the house. That is not what we want as a couple and would take a toll
on any marriage. That is why we are always thinking of businesses that we can
start, so we feel as equals.
As Wifey
started to describe that the living part is in the basement. She says, the bathroom
already has a walk-in shower, but the kind with a door. My hopes are that
this chair will fit into the shower. Also the stairs are narrow and curved. That
is downer that the stair lift that has been put in could not work. Could we buy
different piece of track for it, if the stair way is not too narrow?
Could another option be to put it out side, would it need to under cover
or enclosed in? These are the things going through my mind as Wifey is talking.
At the same I am feeling excited, guilt, scared and nervous.
We have
already spooked with the owner and he said we could build a ramp outside. Be
sides that the owner really would like to make the property ADA friendly even
thou it is grandfathered. So Friday are
meeting with Eric from http://accessiblehousingservices.com/
to do an assessment. I already told Eric, the equipment we cannot use I hope he
can pass on to other people.
This is just another adventure to keep our lives interesting!
search local office here http://www.sba.gov/
http://www.ada.gov/
http://www.ada.gov/
