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Funding for a Active wheelchair

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Hi, I am sophia and am trying to fundraise for the active manual wheelchair that will enable me to be able to go out more and give much more independence. I have Ehlers Danlos syndrome amongst other chronic conditions.

EDS is a genetic condition which affects the body's connective tissue. It affects me in many ways but mainly with chronic pain as well as dislocations and subluxations which make every day tasks difficult, it also makes walking difficult and extremely painful. Which is why i use mobility aids when i have to go out.

Wheelchair services have already denied any help with the wheelchair that i needing unless i am able to move from my inaccessible bungalow despite me really need the use of the active wheelchair so i can access all community facilities. So now having to start this campaign in the hope that i can raise the funds, which are needed as soon as possible, and is a bit urgent in the need of this wheelchair due to current poor state of mine. which has been brought, it does not meet any of my needs, and has been described by wheelchair services as awful and badly fitted. 

Due to the fact that my current wheelchair is not meeting my needs and is badly fitted therefore causing more pain and issues. The only forward is to try and get the active lightweight manual wheelchair that is needed. Being able to have the correct wheelchair that meet my needs will make such a difference. It will be able to limit some of the pain that i am currently getting in my legs in current wheelchair, it will be custom fitted to me and more comfortable, allowing me to be able to use it more. This will give me the much need independence i need when i am out, and the independence that my current chair was meant to give me but has failed to. The new wheelchair will make all community facilities so much more accessible, and to also be able to offer me so many more opportunities and even allow me to be able to carry out work or volunteer opportunities in the future. It will also be so much lighter and be a lot of easier for me or my carers to be able to get it in and out of the car, I will also be able to able to navigate paths and difference surfaces with so much more ease as well. As current wheelchair is quite heavy still, a nightmare to lift it. it is hard to self propel up hills and on surfaces that are not smooth. 

Thank you for reading this, also please share this where you can and with family and friends, as any support towards this campaign will enable me to get this wheelchair and to enable to mobilise so much better and will improve my quality of life and independence.

Thank you for your support

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Sophia Davis
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