Evan is the miracle in our lives. He lives his life with a smile and has never been held back by his disability.

Evan was born with what is still an undiagnosed condition. Without a pituitary gland he has no control over his thyroid or hormones amongst other things, he is visually impaired, he has weak muscle tone so every movement to Evan feels the same as if you or I had been exercising for hours. This has all impacted Evan’s cognitive development so he has less interaction with his peers.

One of Evan’s absolute favourite things to do is play in his loaned powerchair with his team at WBA. His smile is infectious and for an hour or two Evan is free. He is with friends and team mates. He is a footballer. We want to offer Evan the chance to have his own chair fitted to his specifications and to be able to practice like every other kid can do with their parent in the street or garden.

We don’t want anyone to feel sorry for Evan. He is awesome. But with a disabled child comes financial responsibility too. Wheelchairs come at a cost and we’ve waited patiently until Evan is tall enough to use an adult chair for his football. The final cost of this Powerchair could be in excess of £8000. As a family this is outside of what we can financially offer Evan. When my eldest played football his boots cost £100 and I complained at the time!! How I wish I could do that now.

If you feel you could offer us any contribution I would be honoured. I am running (perhaps crawling) London marathon on October 3rd to kick start our fundraising efforts. If you are reading this and own a business, Evan is happy for your logo to be on his chair and he will participate in any advertising associates with this (he’s a handsome young man!).

We understand that times are tough and we are grateful for any donation large or small. If you would like more information I am happy for you to e mail me on claresidaway@blueyonder.co.uk

Thank you for taking the time to read our story

Clare and Jez (Mum and Dad), Harrison (big brother), Martha (little sister) and most important of all Evan (general superstar all around amazing kid)