That is so sweet of you Lady Diana. .It warmed my heart. Thank you. I am not immobile, and can still walk a little and function with certain limitations. I live in Nevada, so that's more than an hour drive.
I also feel that a heavier machine is very likely a better built machine, but just not so practical for my current setup.
Iceblossom I know about the Eversewn machine, but my reading of the reviews on Amazon were not so favorable, so I have shied away from it. I do know though that people who are new to sewing, many times are critical of a machine, when it is their own user error. So there's that, as they say.
But thank you all for your input and helpful suggestions.