Monthly Archives: August 2013
Roundabout for young wheelchair users to enjoy
A roundabout with a difference in Norfolk
Norman Lamb MP and Tom FitzPatrick, leader of NNDC, launch the new Kidabout play equipment at Sea Palling playing field. Norman and Tom give ten year-old wheelchair user Angel Allen, and other local children, a push on the equipment. PHOTO: ANTONY KELLY
Friday, August 16, 2013
8:07 PM
Fun-loving Angel Allen can sit in comfort as she enjoys a trip on the merry-go-round in her local playground.
Sea Palling now has its own ‘kidabout’ roundabout, specially designed to allow wheelchair users such as Angel, 10, to enjoy a ride.
The kidabout’s ground-floor base and wide entry means Angel, of St Margaret’s Place, can park her wheelchair easily on board, and enjoy a whirl alongside little brother Ben, four.
Woman who ate catfood after care cuts now to get earlier meal
Suffers hypoglycaemia attacks due to dipping sugar levels causing her to pass out
A BLIND pensioner who claimed she begged strangers in the street to cook her food when her care visits were reduced is relieved her meal times have now been changed.
Jan Milne, a disabled diabetic, said she suffers hypoglycaemia attacks due to dipping sugar levels causing her to pass out.
The 71-year-old widow from Dormanstown, Redcar, receives daily meals when carers visited at 8am, noon, and then 8.30pm. From Monday, the last call out will be replaced with a tea time dish at 5.30pm.
Caring Dog saved a disabled woman from a life of agony and dispair
Quizzy the wonder dog transforms Sue’s life
Last updated at 12:13, Friday, 16 August 2013
A disabled woman has revealed how her super smart canine companion has saved her from a life of agony and despair.
COOL CANINE: Quizzy opens the fridge for Sue
Sue Holmes, 46, from Eaglesfield, near Cockermouth, suffers from an excruciating condition called Ehlers–Danlos syndrome.
The hereditary illness is so severe that it leaves her bedridden for long periods.
She uses either crutches or a wheelchair, and suffers from regular dislocations, torn muscles and painful spasms.
She wears body braces to support her joints.
There was even talk of putting her into a nursing home at the age of 44.
But a year ago, along came her unlikely saviour in the guise of a friendly retriever called Quizzy.
