The Wheelchair.

In 2005 we received donated wheelchair.

Some ladies organised for a company in Colorado, USA, to custom make a wheelchair for Lyn, one of our children who has severe CP. They brought it with them when they came to visit.

We'd like to tell you the story of this chair and how it has been used.

Before having this wheelchair, Lyn could only lie on a bed,

in fact, her contractures were so bad,

that it took hours of therapy before she could begin to use it.

But, she did,

and it changed her life as you can see from the photos!

But,

Lyn outgrew it,

so we adapted it for another of our children

Jacob, who also has CP.

Jacob loved the wheelchair

and all the freedom it gave him to be a little boy!

But,

Jacob outgrew it also

and we adapted it again.

This time it was for

Zac, a little 3 year old with CP.

Zac didn't have any head control,

so the headrest and other attachments gave him a much better quality of life

and

enabled him to participate in the daily life of the House of Love.

But

yes you guessed it..

Zac outgrew the chair

and so it was time to adapt it again!

This time for Ruby

also one of our residents in the CP/Res Unit at the House of Love.

Although she doesn't have CP, she is immobile,

so the chair has increased her quality of life.

But,

as usual,

Ruby also outgrew the chair...

And Yes,

we have adapted it again!

But,

you'll have to wait till the next post

to see whose it is now!

Right now,

we just want to express our thanks again

to the ladies,

Diana & Lily

who organised the wheelchair all those years ago.

And to the company who donated it,

Thank you

for making a life changing difference

in so many children's lives.