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Iʼve raised £390 to purchse a power assisted wheelchair.
- Dumfries, United Kingdom
- Funded on Saturday, 22nd July 2017
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Emma has cerebral palsy and is completely reliant on her wheelchair to get around. We are trying to raise money to purchase a powered wheelchair for Emma.
This wheelchair will give her more opportunites to access areas outdoors. Emma is restricted when exploring places, in every respect.
Having a power assisted wheelchair will not only help improve Emma's quality of life but the rest of the family will benefit from it to. Just being able to access areas and walk up hills without a huge struggle will open up areas and places - where we couldn't have access before.
It's a chair with specialist powered wheels. Emma will be able to take her own body weight up hill, with assistance from the power-pack on the chair - which electrifies the wheels. (Kinda like an electric bike). It's called an E-Move system, the wheels and the power-pack can be added to any chair. Although, I am looking to purchase a chair which is lighter than her current model.
It's great that the wheels and power-pack can be transferred to a larger chair seeing as she is still growing. Emma has 8 plates inserted into her knees (an operation where small metal plates where inserted into her knee caps) these restrict the growth at the front of her knee and allows for normal growth at the back of the bone. This will help Emma's legs, as she grows, her legs will grow straight - ultimately improving her standing.
We are always working to encourage Emma to be as independent as she can be and hope she will reach her full potential. Physically she is strong and heavy now. I need to help her to help herself and in turn protect my own physical health. This wheelchair system will do so much for her - in her plight to become as independent as possible.
Thank-you for your support. <3
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17
Linda Mcglynn
May 27, 2017
Well done x
£20.00
Janice Carlyle
May 27, 2017
£20.00
Lynn Deans
May 26, 2017
MICHAEL DRUMMOND
May 23, 2017
Hi Clare, I hope you don't mind me using your page to sponsor Kate Smith, who doesn't have such a page!! Either way, it's all for a good cause! Thank you.
£10.00
Mo Tweedie
May 20, 2017
£10.00
Emma Bevis
May 2, 2017
Good Luck, Emma's story has touched my heart. I have just been diagnosed as terminally ill and so I can appreciate just how much Emma and her family want to get everything they can out of life !
£10.00
Anonymous
Apr 17, 2017
Clare we hope this will help Emma and lighten your load a little
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Clare Benson
Dumfries, United Kingdom
We are very grateful for any support ❤ God bless you!