A DISABLED Berrow woman is celebrating this week after receiving a life-changing buggy from a Burnham charity.
Rebecca Wright, 33, was born with a neurological disorder in which her head is smaller than normal called microcephaly, which leaves her unable to speak and suffering from mobility problems.
Her carer and mother Sandra has been trying for two years to get a specially made wheelchair from the NHS to make it easier to take Rebecca to the Highbridge Day Care Centre, which she goes to on a regular basis.
"The NHS could only supply a full-sized wheelchair, which was unsuitable for Rebecca because of her size," Sandra said.
"Various children's charities could not help because of Rebbeca's age, so we were stuck."
But when the Burnham Community Medical Equipment Fund heard about Sandra's plight it decided to step in and provide the special buggy, worth £1,060.
Fund chairman Tom Ashton said: "We are always delighted to help people in our community where the system has let them down.
"This buggy will really change Rebecca and Sandra's quality of life."
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