Mammabean
I don’t know a lot about Mammabean, but I do know she lives in Zambia, Africa. She had so many people who helped to get her the wheelchair and the distance it had to travel. Wow! Looks like Mammabean will continue to live a happy life and that makes my heart sing.
Crystal
Facebook friend and Frankie and Joie fan, Cheryl Turner, was a huge help in being a wonderful resource for Crystal’s family leading them to the Frankie Wheelchair Fund and Eddie’s Wheels. Here is what she emailed me about Crystal and her situation so I could share with all of you:
Crystal belongs to a lady that takes care of her sister and her mother. Her sister is in a wheelchair secondary to cerebral palsey, and her mother is in a chair because of her age, I believe. Clearly this lady has a lot on her plate. The owner and the two chair bound women get a lot of pleasure playing with little Crystal. Crystal has both bladder and bowel control. Her owner was carrying her outside to potty several times a day, but otherwise she spent all day on a ‘Dora the explorer’ baby mattress. She has been unable to walk for about 4 months. She has weakening in her front legs from being immobile, however, with a little support under her tummy and some strengthening over time, it looks like she will be in great shape. Her tail told the entire story !
Her tail indeed does tell the whole story! Click on this link to see Crystal learning to walk in her wheels, crystal2 movie
Please join me in wishing Mammabean and Crystal the very best as she learns to live a full, happy, quality life in her Eddie’s Wheels wheelchair.
If you are interested in helping with our efforts to help dogs in need of wheelchairs (those in rescue or families in financial stress) please visit National Walk ‘N Roll Dog website where we have an on going Chip In set up. As of this post today our funds are getting low and we can possibly help one more dog. Later next summer I hope to do another fundraiser which I’ll announce here when I do. But this fund is also a wonderful way in which to honor or memorialize your pet or a pet you may know. I’m so grateful to everyone who has helped in donations to help the dogs we have. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
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