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Judy Evans @JudyEv (382325) • Rockingham, Australia 6 May

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease affecting the central nervous system. It affects different people in different ways. For Clare Reilly, the symptoms are mostly physical. Recently, to raise funds for research into the...

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Calamity on the Elevator

celticeagle @celticeagle (189927) • Boise, Idaho 21 Apr

I forgot about my daughter's and Is calamity on the elevator. We were all done and headed to the elevator. Doorways are not fun with the wide wheelchair. We maneuver and get on. End up in the basement(heehee)so push...

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Firefighters rescue a wheelchair woman and her pets who were in a burning house

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122256) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 7 Feb

Firefighters with the Ranger, Olden and Eastland Texas answered an emergency call on Friday morning about a home that caught fire on Friday afternoon in Ranger Texas which is west of Fort Worth Texas. The firefighters were able...

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Trouble on the travelator !

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11437) • United Kingdom 21 Oct

I had to quickly pop into the supermarket on my way round to Moms this morning, I always have a trolley no matter how many or few items I need. I have enough trouble with carrying a handbag, and a shopping bag, and reaching for...

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A man who was in a wheelchair accidently shoots himself in the foot

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122256) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 12 Mar 25

A 50 year old man who resides in Detroit Michigan is in stable condition after he used a revolver to shoot a cockroach that was inside of his home on Sunday. The name of the shooting victim was not released was sitting in his...

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What do you make of this?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382325) • Rockingham, Australia 11 Feb 25

Here is another of the items we saw in the Collie Museum. It’s a home-made wheelchair; at least, I think it is but there is really nowhere for a person’s legs to go. It looks like it should be propelled by moving the ‘arms’ back...

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A charity in New Orleans donates a wheelchair to an accident victim

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122256) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 6 Jan 25

Normally I would share good news stories on this site related to the good side of mankind assisting someone in need. In this case one of the infamous Bourbon Street terror attack that killed 15 persons that included the...

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You are suppose to cross this thing with your wheelchair

Your Highness Emperor Albert Whisker @CaptAlbertWhisker (32760) • Calgary, Alberta 17 Jul 24

I wont tell you where this picture came from because I do not want to offend people from this country and their ability to choose leaders who will serve them. This is a Wheel chair ramp for a foot bridge, So Wheelchair using...

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Good Afternoon

MandaLee @MandaLee (3804) • United States 14 Sep 23

Good afternoon. You may remember my sharing that my power wheelchair was damaged by the airline on a recent flight. We received the invoice for the repairs today, which the airline will pay. The cost of the repairs to my...

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Good morning

MandaLee @MandaLee (3804) • United States 29 Aug 23

Good morning. In today's episode of, "The Price Is Right," I'm curious to see if the cost of repairing my wheelchair as a result of the damage from our recent flight on American, which is a fantastic airline, will be higher or...

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A stranger rescues a woman trapped in a wheelchair who was trapped in a lake

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122256) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 10 Aug 23

Kelly Roundtree was inside of his home on Tuesday August 1 near Stansbury Lake Utah when he heard a woman who is paralyzed riding on a wheelchair that fell into the lake after her wheelchair went into the lake which is located...

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Letter To Ticketmaster

MandaLee @MandaLee (3804) • United States 4 Feb 23

Good afternoon Ticketmaster, I am a lifelong music fan. I love attending concerts and have been going to concerts since I was thirteen. I am also a person with a disability who uses a wheelchair. The changes that have recently...

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Firefighters in Alabama save a man with special needs inside of his burning home

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122256) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 7 Nov 22

A 23 year old male who has special needs is grateful to be alive after the Mobile firefighters answered an emergency call from a concerned person in the neighborhood on Wednesday morning that the home of the 23 year old man was on...

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A couple in Massachusetts save a wheelchair who was stuck on a railroad track

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122256) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 20 Sep 22

Matt and Megan Pohl who live in Holbrook Massachusetts were at the right place at the right time on Sunday when they were saw a man who was using a wheelchair to get across the railroad tracks on a cement rode when his wheelchair...

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A New Jersey police officer rescues a young lady trapped in a house fire

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122256) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 4 Aug 22

Hasbrouck Heights police officer Christopher Connors answered an emergency call from a concerned female who is either the mother or relative of a young girl whose age was not revealed to the public who was inside of a two story...

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Hoping to get a new wheelchair.

Kayla Tsukino @kaylachan (84823) • Daytona Beach, Florida 22 Apr 22

I have a wheelchair that's falling apart. The cost of repairs would wind up costing more than a new wheelchair. So, in a few minutes, my husband, George, is going to take me to Volusia medical supply in South Daytona to hopefully...

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Strangers rescue a man who was in a wheelchair who fell into railroad tracks

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122256) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 6 Aug 21

A man whose name was not released to the general public is grateful that some bystanders came to assist him from being rubbed out by a 6 subway train that was about 10 seconds from making a stop at the Union Square train station...

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A Texas police officer buys a wheelchair for a homeless man

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122256) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 13 Dec 20

A Carrollton police officer who prefers that his name be withheld from the public is being praised for doing his work to serve his community when he went on a welfare check of a homeless man who had the bad luck of having his...

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Two Plano police officers assisting an elderly lady in a wheelchair

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122256) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 21 Aug 20

An eyewitness who was in the Plano Texas took a picture of two Plano Police Officers showing their kind heart of assisting an elderly lady who was riding in a wheelchair that had the bad luck of dropping a grocery bag on the...

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Lodi police officer saves a disabled man from being hit by a train

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122256) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 13 Aug 20

Lodi police officer Erika Urrea is being called a heroine after she witnessed a 66 year old disabled man riding on a wheelchair that was not able to get off the train tracks in time as a train was coming down toward him. Officer...

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