Trish Murrell
Trish's & Wynters Circus 4 Cycall page
Fundraising for CYCALL (INCLUSIVE CYCLING)
Story
Wynter is my son and my hero. Nick is my amazing partner and Kate Henwood is one of my closest friends and my designated grown up.
So basically this challenge is all her fault because she said yes to my crazy idea again LOL!!
Wynter is 11 years old and our super hero but he is heading towards another big operation to enable him to have a better quality of life.
At the age of two years old Wynter was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. In December 2017, Wynter had his right leg lengthened to aid his mobility and to give him the ability to put his heel down. The results were brilliant and he learnt to ride a bicycle unaided which we were told he would not be able to do. It was a fantastic and heart warming moment as he rode off on his own shouting "Look at me!"
As all kids do, they grow, and Wynter is super tall for his age. Because of these growth spurts his hamstrings have now become rock solid and his knee placements are now in question, so the trips back and forth to the Evalina Hospital in London are beginning again, all in preparation of how to proceed with making his quality of life better.
A few months ago we discovered the fantastic charity Cycall Adapted Cycling who have the most amazing disability bikes that people of all abilities can use for free at Brooklands Park, Worthing. Wynter now struggles to ride his standard bike as it causes him pain due to the lack of support on the seat and his posture.
For Wynter to have his operation, he needs to build up his leg muscles and what could be more fun and perfect for his needs than riding a disability bicycle around Brooklands. We tried it, we loved it and loved the amazing people, Martine and Rob, who run it.
Shortly after that, Cycall put a shout out for challengers to raise vital funds for them on their Facebook page and I couldn't not answer their call!
So after a very excitable conversation with the family and a phone call to our very dear friend Kate Henwood from Kate Henwood Photography, the idea to cycle a marathon around the Brooklands bike track was born, organised and now taking shape. See it really is Kate's fault!
I suffer with Fibromyalgia, Chronic, Fatigue Syndrome, Asthma, Costochondritis and Raynaud's, to name just a few and I am also Autistic with ADHD.
I live in constant pain and fatigue, I can not ride a normal bicycle because it causes me to much pain but I have found it possible to use an adapted cycle, Don't get me wrong, I can do it but I am left in a lot of pain for days after.
Kate was diagnosed with Stage 4 Inflammatory Breast Cancer in 2015 which had already spread to her lower spin and sternum.
Despite this and being in constant pain these ladies continue to take on mad challenges at regular intervals.
So oh yes, three of us are registered disabled so we will be on the adapted bicycles and all four of us are going to cycle a marathon together. That's 105 laps of the track each!
Nick will be riding a bespoke 7 foot stilt bike and a 36 inch unicycle which he will be completing the marathon on, no easy task!
Thank you Cycall for loaning us your amazing bikes to use to make this possible.
This fundraising challenge is about real people, with real life challenges, pulling together to help build Wynter's leg strength before and after his operation, to aid the charity Cycall to keep providing such a vital community activity and because of a passion for an all inclusive world where everyone can only see the ability, not the disability.
On the day the public can arrive anytime throughout the day and hire a disability bike for just £1 per lap. So you can come along help raise the total and encourage us to keep going through our challenge!
Cycall is now a charity after initially being a CIC., their Charity Number is 1189056.
If you would like to know more about the Charity and pre booking a cycle session please contact Martine on 07784918122 or emailing cycallworthing@gmail.com
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