A YOUNG boy living with a rare condition, now has a specially adapted trike – thanks to a children’s charity. Harley Reynolds, 13, from Great Wakering is partially sighted, non-verbal, and has severe reflux. He also has an extremely rare condition which hasn’t yet been named as he is the only person in the country with it. Last year his family launched a fundraising appeal to fund the specially adapted trike which will allow them to spend quality outdoors time together. Now the teenager is smiling and enjoying outings with his family on his adapted trike – which was funded by children’s charity Children Today Charitable Trust.
A girl whose parents know her as Little Miss Sunshine is looking for donations to fund a life-enhancing buggy. Neave, aged 13, has chromosomal deletion syndrome and dyspraxia, a neurological disorder which affects her movement and coordination, cannot enjoy days out to the beach or the woods as her current wheelchair is unable to move over uneven ground. The specialised equipment would allow the youngster and her family to do more together as well as open up a world of opportunities for Neave to explore places she has, so far, been unable to visit. The family, from Illogan, say they’re confined to their home and limited on where they can go with their little girl’s wheelchair due to its inability to navigate over surfaces such as sand or woodland paths.
And it s all thanks to a generous grant for specialised equipment from a children s charity.
It means that little Abby Paton, from Carrickfergus, can now enjoy being safely pushed in an adapted swing in her own back garden - which mum Kelly said was a life-saver for the little girl and her family during lockdown. Abby, loves the sensation of swinging, but we found it was unsafe to push her in an ordinary swing as she can t grip on, said Kelly. Abby would also lean forwards a lot, so we were worried she could fall out. We tried holding onto Abby whilst pushing her but she wasn t getting the full experience of being in a swing.
A YOUNG Clydebank woman who has been given an electric wheelchair says charity has ‘transformed’ her life. Zoe Little has spina bifida and relies on a wheelchair to get around. The 21-year-old, who recently underwent her 57th operation, was desperate for a new wheelchair as her old one kept breaking down. She tried wheelchairs provided by the NHS, but as Zoe has a number of rods and pins in her back, the chairs weren’t padded enough to provide suitable comfort. During the first national lockdown, Zoe and her family spent four months in isolation; as Zoe has chronic lung disease.
Electric wheelchair proves life-changing for young woman with spina bifida A YOUNG woman suffering from spina bifida has received a life changing electric wheelchair. Zoe Little, 21, relies on a wheelchair to move around but was left desperate for an upgrade as her old one kept breaking down. The Clydebank woman has undergone 57 operations and charity Children s Today were over the moon that they could help her regain independence with help of the £6,110 chair. “Knowing that it’s comfortable and that she can go into a shop and look at the top shelf independently without me having to be with her is brilliant, her mum Jacqueline said.