A young woman from Northolt, London, will be the first female wheelchair-user in the UK to participate in the Mud Runner Classic, and only the second manual wheelchair user to participate. Sita Patel, 34, who was born with spina bifida and hydrocephalus, will be taking part in the Mud Runner event at Eastnor Castle, Herefordshire on 18th October 2015, to ... Read More »
Little Anya Smith has been able to walk for the first time – with a little help from her friends. The Castle Douglas tot was born with spina bifida, meaning she is unlikely to ever stand on her own two feet. But a fundraising effort by friends of her mum Claire Ross earlier this year raised the money for an ... Read More »
A disabled County Mayo man has undertaken a tandem skydive to raise money for his favourite charity, Mary’s Meals. Brave Padraig Keogh took the plunge on Sunday (April 6) at Clonbullogue Airfield in Offaly (Irish Parachute Club), the day before his 45th birthday. Padraig, who was born with spina bifida and uses a wheelchair, has dedicated much of his time over the ... Read More »
CALLOUS airport security staff stopped a wheelchair-bound toddler on her dream trip to Disneyland – so they could search her for explosives. Distressing video shows the three-year-old girl, who suffers from spina bifida, in tears after overzealous guards took her teddy bear away and told her parents her wheelchair must be searched. Little Lucy Forck was so upset she is ... Read More »
HERE’s a dad who went the extra mile to give his son an extra-special Halloween. The doting father created a costume that allowed his wheelchair-bound lad to trick or treat despite his illness. Little Carter has spina bifida, which Read More »
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