A Couple Makes Their Mid-Century Ranch Wheelchair Accessible
Every morning at 6 a.m., Derek Lavender would kiss his wife LeAnne goodbye, hop on his motorcycle and head to work. Even though he’d been an avid biker for years, he never failed to text her when he got to the office. She had to know he?d made it safely. On June 15th, 2016, however, his […]
Every morning at 6 a.m., Derek Lavender would kiss his wife LeAnne goodbye, hop on his motorcycle and head to work. Even though he’d been an avid biker for years, he never failed to text her when he got to the office. She had to know he?d made it safely. On June 15th, 2016, however, his text never came. LeAnne recalls, “At 7:13 a.m., I received a call from the local hospital explaining that Derek had been in a serious accident, and I needed to get downtown as soon as possible. I remember the neurosurgeon handing me Derek’s helmet, and a tooth fell out of the head mask. Although Derek had on a full-faced helmet and all the gear, he still managed to break seven bones, his spine and collapse his lung.” For months the couple lived in Chicago, a three-hour drive from their home in Indianapolis, while Derek underwent rehabilitation and familiarized himself with how to use his new wheelchair. Then, upon their return to Indy, the two put their home on the market so they could move into a more-accessible rental close to Derek’s job. And so began their new life.
Many things changed on that day in June, but the twosome’s shared passion for design a...
Every morning at 6 a.m., Derek Lavender would kiss his wife LeAnne goodbye, hop on his motorcycle and head to work. Even though he’d been an avid biker for years, he never failed to text her when he got to the office. She had to know he?d made it safely. On June 15th, 2016, however, his text never came. LeAnne recalls, “At 7:13 a.m., I received a call from the local hospital explaining that Derek had been in a serious accident, and I needed to get downtown as soon as possible. I remember the neurosurgeon handing me Derek’s helmet, and a tooth fell out of the head mask. Although Derek had on a full-faced helmet and all the gear, he still managed to break seven bones, his spine and collapse his lung.” For months the couple lived in Chicago, a three-hour drive from their home in Indianapolis, while Derek underwent rehabilitation and familiarized himself with how to use his new wheelchair. Then, upon their return to Indy, the two put their home on the market so they could move into a more-accessible rental close to Derek’s job. And so began their new life.
Many things changed on that day in June, but the twosome’s shared passion for design a...
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