Help me get an adaptive bike!
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Hi! I’m Marie Gallant, but you can call me Onion.
I have spastic diplegia (a form of cerebral palsy), endometriosis, an NVLD, autism, epilepsy and a lot of other conditions, some of which affect my fine and gross motor skills, balance, proprioception, and/or ability to walk; I have chronic fatigue and hypermobility; and I’m an ambulatory wheelchair user who sometimes also uses a rollator.
Although my legs are already a bit stiff from the spastic diplegia and I’ve always had some trouble with coordination growing up, I’ve been having a lot more stiffness in my legs, chronic pain that especially flares up while I’m PMSing and on my period, more trouble staying upright, and more falls since I was 21 and, because of it and some of my conditions, I’m no longer able to walk as much as I used to, even with my rollator, because it hurts too much, feels too tight, tires me out too much, and (without my rollator) puts me more at risk of falling. I’m suspected to have a bit of atrophy in my legs too.
I’m also not able to push my current wheelchair because of sensory issues, my strength, and other factors or exercise in most ways (leading to the possible atrophy), but I’m able to use the mini trampoline I have at home (mainly while holding onto a chair for balance) and ride a bike with three wheels. Bouncing on the trampoline hurts much less than walking and is much more rewarding…and I’m sure that riding a bike that’s suited for me would be too.
I currently don’t have one, but I’d really like a custom, adapted 3-wheel one from Freedom Concepts. It’d allow me to get out more, exercise my legs more without as much pain, get from point A to point B much quicker, stay in my seat if it has a seatbelt (in case I tip over while riding or have a seizure while stopped) and, if it’ll have hand pedals as well as foot pedals, exercise my arms as well!
We’re currently unable to afford one ourselves since it costs over $5000, but any amount counts!
Please feel free to donate if you’d like, God bless you, and have a great day! :) <3
I have spastic diplegia (a form of cerebral palsy), endometriosis, an NVLD, autism, epilepsy and a lot of other conditions, some of which affect my fine and gross motor skills, balance, proprioception, and/or ability to walk; I have chronic fatigue and hypermobility; and I’m an ambulatory wheelchair user who sometimes also uses a rollator.
Although my legs are already a bit stiff from the spastic diplegia and I’ve always had some trouble with coordination growing up, I’ve been having a lot more stiffness in my legs, chronic pain that especially flares up while I’m PMSing and on my period, more trouble staying upright, and more falls since I was 21 and, because of it and some of my conditions, I’m no longer able to walk as much as I used to, even with my rollator, because it hurts too much, feels too tight, tires me out too much, and (without my rollator) puts me more at risk of falling. I’m suspected to have a bit of atrophy in my legs too.
I’m also not able to push my current wheelchair because of sensory issues, my strength, and other factors or exercise in most ways (leading to the possible atrophy), but I’m able to use the mini trampoline I have at home (mainly while holding onto a chair for balance) and ride a bike with three wheels. Bouncing on the trampoline hurts much less than walking and is much more rewarding…and I’m sure that riding a bike that’s suited for me would be too.
I currently don’t have one, but I’d really like a custom, adapted 3-wheel one from Freedom Concepts. It’d allow me to get out more, exercise my legs more without as much pain, get from point A to point B much quicker, stay in my seat if it has a seatbelt (in case I tip over while riding or have a seizure while stopped) and, if it’ll have hand pedals as well as foot pedals, exercise my arms as well!
We’re currently unable to afford one ourselves since it costs over $5000, but any amount counts!
Please feel free to donate if you’d like, God bless you, and have a great day! :) <3
Organizer and beneficiary
Marie Gallant
Organizer
Etobicoke, ON
Michele Gallant
Beneficiary