Sammy's Wheels of Freedom!

I have finally got my new wheelchair!

As you can see from this photo my new wheelchair has already enabled me to leave my house & get outside in the fresh air & nature. Not being a prisoner in my bed is so... freeing! :)

I never imagined I would raise the total I needed so soon, a local charity The League of Friends of Brampton Community Hospital have kindly agreed to donate the rest of the money I need to be able to buy my new wheelchair!!!

It has been over a year since my family & I started concentrating on raising funds for my wheelchair but I thought I would have to wait many years more, I am still in shock that I have my new wheelchair but I am incredibly exited! :D

Thank you to everyone who has donated raised funds, shared & taken an interest in my journey to gaining my much needed wheelchair.
It is such a boost to know that 2017 is going to be the year I can independently leave my house. :)

The wheelchair supplier Cumbria Mobility delivered my new wheelchair a week ago but already my quality life has improved. I can move around in my house & garden for longer than 5 minutes without fainting & even sat in the sitting room with my family & watched a film together. :)

Next step is finding a suitable car I can actually fit in & travel in with minimal pain. I will be using the Motability scheme where I can use all of my mobility part of my PIP towards renting a Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle. Unfortunately the larger the vehicle you need the more expensive the monthly payments & the higher the upfront payment.

I will update this when I have ridden in a few cars & have solid numbers of how much I am going to have to pay straight away...

Soon I will be able to go on trips into my local town of Brampton & my local city Carlisle.

Please also follow my Facebook Page & Twitter Page for more information, recent updates on getting a car & upcoming photos of me in my new wheelchair. :)
I am now working on another page concentrating on raising funds for specialist private medical treatment which is not available on the NHS.  Now I will be able to leave my house, I want to try all the medication I can to improve my autonomic dysfunction (so I am well enough to socialize, shower daily, read books, eat & drink regular volumes, draw & do art like I used to, do more physio, go on trips & generally be able to do more for myself) & do as much as I desperately want to.
With medication like octreotide I might be able to actually eat a meal in a restaurant, something I have not been able to do for 6 years now. I want to make me as well as possible so I can make the most of my new wheelchair... & make the most of my life.
So please follow my social media for more updates...