We are raising money for our little brother Oscar, who needs a new wheelchair that will suit his needs. Unfortunately wheelchair services don't provide these types of wheelchairs, only basic ones, and as Oscars needs are very complex, we are fundraising the money ourselves to gain him this life changing piece of equipment. Let me first tell you a little bit about Oscar - he is a bright young man who was born with an extremely rare bone disorder, which means he doesn’t have legs, has short upper arms and joints that do not move but are fused together. This means his joints don’t move like ours so he can’t bend his head or turn his wrists. He’s had many operations at Great Ormond Street hospital to enable him to try and live a life as normal and pain free as possible. Despite all of this he is fiercely independent and we have adapted our home to allow him to be so. Oscar has always said he is only as disabled as society makes him.

We are hoping to raise £8,500 to buy Oscar a specialist wheelchair called a K450 Permobil Wheelchair , which is one more suitable for his age and needs. The chair Oscar has at the moment is very basic and unsafe. We have been fighting for over a year to get him the chair his Occupational therapist recommends but have been turned down by wheelchair services.

Oscar has had several falls trying to get into his current chair and his Occupational therapist has found the Permobil - a chair where the seat would lower to the ground allowing him easy and safe access. It would also allow him to be outside at the local Nature Reserve where he is a volunteer. The seat also rises to allow him to talk to people face to face. One of his roles as a volunteer is giving visitors information about the reserve. Oscar is unable to work because of the severity of his disability so has not had the same opportunities as other young people. However, being able to volunteer has opened up a whole new world for him. It has given him so much confidence that he no longer hides away in his bedroom but spends as much time as possible out of doors and faces the world head on. The staff at the reserve have been amazing and Oscar feels valued for the first time in his life.

The chair would be life changing for him but it costs £13,500 - a very generous person has kindly said they will donate £5000 so we just need to raise another £8,500 - Oscar has tried the wheelchair and says it is perfect and we know it would utterly transform his life.

Any money that we raise over the amount we need will go towards repairs and maintenance over the coming years

No matter how small your donation it really will make such a big difference to Oscars life. Thank you!