Ollie would love some wheels!

Hi dear people, my name is Ollie.

I'm 9 and 1/2 years old,

but my history has not always been so jolly.

At 7 1/2 months,

my mum sensed something was not quite right, so yes I was born 6 weeks early giving us all a fright.

Many tests later it appeared to be,

a rare chromosome deletion of which we would see,

the challenges my parents would face in raising me.

My nans writing this as I cannot speak.

I'm fed through a tube in my stomach,

so I don't know what its like to eat.

I've never crawled so its hindered my walking, mostly bum shuffling to get around so I can go gawking.

A wheelchair has come to my aid,

a bit higher up in the world,

I feel quite made.

The reason I'm telling you this is because we've found a bike for me.

My parents have a bike, my siblings too,

but because I'm special, the price is too.

It's not only so that I can ride with them.

My legs would get a good workout so when I'm not in my wheelchair or on my bike,

maybe I'll get strong enough to go on a hike.

So I guess what I'm asking,

is can you please help me financially,

to make this dream bike a reality.

My family and Nan too,

will be extremely grateful if you do.

Thank you.

There are certain activities that are more restrictive with a child in a wheelchair. We make it work by carrying Ollie to access places a wheelchair can't go. But like all children, Ollie is growing and gaining weight making it harder to carry him and enjoy the outdoors as a family. This bike will allow us to either tow him behind our bikes or push him over terrain the wheelchair can't go. It keeps extending so this bike will last him for life.

We have included a link from a recent Newshub article about the Tikes. We met Brian Gilbert and he found the trike best suited to Ollie is the green trike with black wheels. It's the first trike pictured in the article.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read about our goal for Ollie.