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Wheelchair Guides – How to Instructions

Wheelchair Guides List How to Instructions

This post is dedicated to information regarding how to do certain things to a wheelchair, this includes instructions on how to fold a wheelchair, how to assemble a wheelchair, and much more! How a Powered Wheelchair can Enhance the Living Condition of the Handicapped and Elderly How and Where to Buy Wheelchair Parts How to […]

Wheelchair-Bound Woman Forced to Crawl Onto Plane by Airline

A wheelchair-bound woman who was forced to crawl onto an airplane is now suing American Airlines. Theresa Purcell was boarding a commuter plane from San Diego to Hawaii when the gate agent told her it was too late for them to set up the wheelchair ramp. “I was like ‘Okay, so we can’t just… the […]

Woman Shot by Wheelchair-Bound Husband, Held Hostage for 26 Days

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  San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies have arrested a Rancho Cucamonga man for allegedly shooting his wife in the chest and then holding her captive for nearly a month before she finally escaped this week. Michael Venegas, 37, is due in court Wednesday on suspicion of attempted murder, kidnapping and false imprisonment after a Sheriff’s […]

Young Mom in a Wheelchair for Life, Caught Infection from Friend’s Makeup Brush

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A young mother will spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair after catching a serious infection from using her best friend’s make up brush on a pimple. Jo Gilchrist, 27, was left writhing in pain on Valentine’s Day when a staph infection invaded her body and eventually attacked her spine. She has been […]

Navy Vet’s Wheelchair Stolen: Police Dept. Replaces It

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Unified police officer Mike Wersland told Roy Feragen that investigators had served a search warrant looking for his stolen wheelchair and that he was needed to identify evidence. “He lied,” the quick-witted Feragen said Tuesday with a smile, prompting laughter from the room. Instead, Wersland brought the retired Navy veteran, soon to turn 85, into […]

Wheelchair-Bound 2 Year Old Not Allowed to Upgrade Chair by Insurance

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A wheelchair-bound California 2-year-old boy is bound in battle with his insurance company after it rejected his claim asking for a bigger chair. Crue Allred, instead, is stuck in his small zipzac chair that he has grown out of and limits his mobility, says mom Aubrey Allred, who said she’s been told to put the […]

Wheelchair-bound 17 year old Robbed at Gunpoint

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  A man was locked up and accused of robbing a wheelchair-bound teenager in his front yard. “I was shocked,” Deandray Hall said. “I was like what’s going on?:” Hall was caught off guard and thought he was going to die. The 17-year-old lives life in a wheelchair every day and said he was having […]

Hit-And-Run Driver Kills Miami Lady In Wheelchair

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The family of a woman killed in a hit-and-run crash early Sunday morning is begging the driver who hit her to come forward. The incident took place on northwest 3rd avenue and 54th street about 2:30 a.m. The victim has been identified as Takesha Shawanna Hayes, 39. Hayes’ family says she suffered from multiple sclerosis […]

Newborn Baby Killed, Dragged Across While Mother in Wheelchair

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A newborn died after medics failed to notice he had already been born. The baby boy was dragged across the floor by his own umbilical cord while the mother was rushed for surgery. Shang Shao was only seven months pregnant when her water broke. The 45-year old was already in labour when she was immediately […]

Lady Accused of Poisoning Wheelchair-Bound Kid with A Lot of Salt

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  A 31-year-old woman is accused of using salt to poison an 8-year-old boy under her care. Tiffany Johnson was taken into custody Monday for allegedly putting large amounts of salt into the boy’s gastric tube. The boy, who is in a wheelchair and unable to care for himself, suffered from numerous ailments that resulted […]