Buy a new Football Powerchair for Archie

In 2017 our son Archie was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is a progressive muscle wasting disease.

It is the biggest genetic killer of children worldwide. Life expectancy of those with the condition is mid 20s’. There is currently no cure. It is 100% fatal.

Duchenne is robbing Archie of his future, each day that goes by we are losing him to this disease. Archie will most likely totally lose the ability to walk independently by 11. In his early teens his lungs will weaken and his heart will begin to fail. By late teens paralysis will set in, he will be on a respirator and need 24 hour care.

Despite this adversity we have encouraged him to play sports and fortunately he found Powerchair Football that he loves. It’s fast paced and exciting, and he gets to be part of a team. It will be something he can participate in for the long term.

Archie joined Farnham Flames Powerchair Football Club last year. It was founded in 2022 by a group of parents and since that time with the support of family and friends and some small grants they have found a venue, acquired some old, well used second-hand chairs.

In the first year the team have joined the South East League and have played many competitive matches against other regional teams. Archie and his team won the South East League Fair Play award. Whilst team spirits are high and training is going well, we have only scored one goal to date and not yet won a single match. In order to improve our game and start scoring more goals we critically need more modern and faster Powerchairs with better manoeuvrability and greater acceleration.

We are raising money to buy a new DB BULLET Powerchair. These are hand-built chairs made in North Yorkshire, and meet the specifications outlined by the Wheelchair Football Association and hopefully will make us more competitive and to maybe even win!

Thanks so much for your support! Sports for all! Come on Farnham Flames!