Lee Pearson flies the flag at the 15th Paralympic Games, starting in Rio de Janeiro tonight with the Opening Ceremony. The 10-times Paralympic champion Lee Pearson has been named as Great Britain’s flag bearer for Wednesday’s opening ceremony of the XV Games in Rio. The 42-year-old equestrian rider from Staffordshire […]
Arthrogryposis and Crohn’s Disease
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I may start a new feature – Wednesday Wheels – in praise of wheelchairs, that piece of equipment that can make, or break, our independence. Wheelchairs are more than equipment, and therein lies the problem; the powers that be see them as mobility aids. We know our wheelchairs are more […]
Your wheelchair is your life. You depend upon it to move from room to room, to go outside, to go further than your front door. However, NHS wheelchair provision is hamstrung by incompetence, and this wastes money and time on a grand scale, while denying me mobility and independence. My […]