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Help Arden and his family buy a suitable car

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Hi, My name is Kerri and I am the 'Nanny' to two beautiful boys, Arden, 5 and Ezra, 3.
My daughter, Annalysse is their beautiful mother.
Annalysse and Matthew's vision changed dramatically with the birth of Arden in 2018.
Arden was diagnosed with Cerbral Palsy particularly Quadriplegic Spasticity & Diaplegic this has led to huge physical limitations. Arden has Level 3 ASD, the most severe form of Autism and is non-verbal.
NDIS covers all therapies including Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology and Physiotherapy (Not Paediatrician, Ophthalmology or Optometry)
NDIS does not pay for a suitable car for ease of use.
Arden has surpassed all expectations of his dual diagnosis and crawls to most places. Arden can pull to stand, he wears AFO's (ankle, foot othotics) has a Walker but he's unable to walk. Arden is heavily reliant on his wheelchair and his Ipad for communication.

Arden is a happy, cheeky, energetic beautiful boy who can have huge meltdowns when overwhelmed. 
Along with his CP and as mentioned above Arden is non-verbal. Arden is entertaining, loves his toys, communicates with some Key word sign and an app on his pad named Prologue to Go.
Matthew works full-time, so it falls on my on my daughter to attend all of the therapies.This adds considerable stress and difficulties accessing a normal standard car.
The family needs a vehicle that can transport Arden to all his therapies, plus all the activities necessary for Arden's ongoing development. Arden also enjoys his down time and fun activities like swimming and travelling to see us. (8hrs away) 
Arden loves listening to music, recording voices on his ipad and videoing thrown objects on same Ipad.

Annalysse is chronically unwell with an Inflammatory Bowel Disease, is on heavy-duty drugs like Humira which is an immunotherapy drug, is down to 46kgs, and like many in her position, has debilitating back pain caused by Arden getting older, stiffer and bigger.
A low kilometre, late model people mover like a KIa Carnival will meet Arden's ongoing needs, be reliable, and should last well into adulthood for Arden. 
Whilst the NDIS should pay for modifications to safely accommodate his wheelchair, his parents are required to provide the vehicle and at $45,000 to $50,000 it is just way outside their reach.
A local children's charity called The Board Meeting (http://www.theboardmeeting.org.au/) has offered to match our fundraising dollar-for-dollar, so if we can raise $25,000 here, a late-model car suitable for modification will be within our reach. Please donate whatever you can and help this
little boy and very deserving family.

A huge thank you to all that have donated and continue to donate…an anonymous donation has come through via the ‘The Board Meeting Surf Charity’.
This donation has significantly boosted the funds necessary in purchasing a suitable car for Arden’s electric wheelchair, this is a hugely heavy and cumbersome, but necessary piece of equipment for his continued growth, and his physical capabilities.




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Kerri Attenborough-Bourke
Organizer
Thrumster, NSW

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