Lu pushed herself back from the table and Cindy watched her next moves. Lu put both of her hands on the table and lifted herself with her arms to a standing position. She quickly reached down with her left hand and pushed the drop locks down over the knee joint of her long leg brace. She put her hand back on the table and did the same with her right hand on her right brace. Her skirt was short enough so Cindy could see what she did. Lu grabbed her forearm crutches and put her hands through the cuffs on to the handles and stood up straight. A smile and knowing look passed between the two. Cindy picked up her purse in her left hand and stood unaided.
As if by magic the sleeve of her light sweater moved around. Nothing protruded from the cuff. Cindy allowed Lu to walk in front of her so she could watch her movement. Lu used an alternating crutch and leg movement instead of a swing through gait. It was much easier on the shoulders which needed to last her a long time yet. The girls had met for dinner and were on their way home to their apartment just off the downtown area. They made their way to a car parked right outside the door and Cindy opened the passenger door for Lu. She held her crutches while Lu backed up to the seat, sat down and reached down and unlocked the knee on her left brace and using her hand lifted it into the car. She repeated the process with the right and Cindy closed the door.
Cindy went around to her driver's side and leaned the crutches on the car. She opened the rear door then picked up the crutches and put them on the back seat. After closing the door she opened the front door and slid behind the wheel. She got the key out of her purse and reached over the steering wheel and inserted it into the key slot and started the car. She reached over her lap to the shift lever and put the car in drive and pulled out of the space. All of this with only her left hand and arm. Her right hand was gone and only a little over one half of the ulna bone was left attached to her elbow. The radius bone was gone the full length. She loved it.
It was a short drive to the apartment and Cindy waved the garage door fob by the reader and the door opened. She parked in her assigned spot and got Lu's crutches and opened the door for her. Lu lifted her legs out, locked both of the knee joints and pulled herself up using the car door. Cindy held her crutch out one at a time and Lu put her arms through the cuff. Again Cindy let Lu walk in front of her to the elevator so she could watch her walk. She felt like she was getting wet between her legs. Lu was very crippled and it was a struggle for her to walk but she liked to and not use her wheelchair whenever she could.
Lu pushed the elevator button and the door opened right away. Its home base was the garage so it was there most of the time. She pushed the number 5 button and up they went to their floor. They got off and walked down 2 doors to their place. Cindy used her key and opened the door and stepped in to hold it for Lu. It had a door closer on it that was on the strong side. Lu crutched through and Cindy let the door close. Lu said lets have another glass of wine after we get comfortable and Cindy agreed. They both went to their rooms and got undressed. Cindy just put a light, short robe on. Lu sat on the bed and pulled her wheelchair over. She removed her braces and then her clothes. She had a skirt, blouse and vest on. No bra or panties. The vest covered her large breasts and no panties were necessary so she could get on and off the john at work easily.