Category — Personal Stories

Lee Brown of Jasper, Minnesota received a much appreciated benefit from the VA enabling him to purchase a handicap van from IMED Mobility. Lee and his wife Joy have 4 children, 6 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. During his 20 year service to the military, Lee visited all 50 states and 26 countries. Thank you for your service to our country, Lee.

Happy Veterans Day and Happy Thanksgiving!

Richard and Becky Kidman of Balaton, Minnesota recently purchased a ’99 Dodge Grand Caravan wheelchair van from IMED Mobility in Tea. Richard and Becky are dairy farmers in Minnesota and have four children and three grandchildren. Congratulations on the purchase of your new IMED Mobility van and safe travels to you and your family!

Don and Judy Gohl of Sioux Falls, SD recently purchased a 2008 Honda Odyssey from IMED in Tea.  Don and Judy are both retired and have three children and six grandchildren. Congratulations!

Elmer Vogel recently drove from Stuart, Nebraska to purchase a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan handicap van from IMED in Tea.  Both Elmer and his wife Doris utilize wheelchairs, but Doris needs 24-hour care.  All of us at IMED wish you safe travels in your new van.

IMED in Tea recently installed a VMI Fiorella F500 platform lift in the Saye family’s Ford Transit. Elmo and his wife Gabriel are both retired and have a 30 year old daughter, Candace, with multiple handicaps. Gabriel is also a caregiver for another family who gifted the Saye family $3,000 towards the purchase of the lift.  Congratulations to the entire Saye family!

Meet the Norris family from Holyoke, Minnesota. Heather and her family recently purchased a handicap van from IMED in Roseville. Heather  waited a long time to get her “Red” van and she is all smiles. Congratulations Heather!

Mike and Amanda Oney have the same birthday. To celebrate they picked up their new wheelchair accessible van from IMED in Tea. The couple met through an online dating service and has been married for 2 years. Mike and Amanda are planning a trip to West Virginia in October and looking forward to taking their van on the road trip.  Congratulations to you and safe travels in your IMED Mobility van.

IMED in Tea recently installed a wheelchair lift, hand controls and power door openers in Clinton Bender’s new 2011 full size van. Mr. Bender retired in 1997 from the Army Corps of Engineers as a Project Manager and now resides in Wessington Springs, South Dakota.  Congratulations to you and safe travels in your van!

Monica Chesshir recently purchased a 2011 Chrysler Town and Country Limited wheelchair van from IMED in Tea. Monica was a Navy Yeoman Records Specialist at the Grand Prairie Naval Station in Dallas, TX for two and a half years before a car accident left her disabled.  Today, Monica enjoys reading and beading. Congratulations, Monica, on the purchase of your new IMED van.

Christie and Doug Hainje recently traded their old IMED handicap van for a 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT from IMED in Tea. The van is for their son Michael. Michael is 19 and recently graduated from Dell Rapids High School. Michael loves music, friends and his dog named Buddy. One of Michael’s greatest joys is going for rides in his IMED van.  All of us at IMED wish Michael, Buddy and the entire Hainje family happy and safe journeys in their new van!