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Confait couple donate wheelchair to child with cerebral palsy |17 January 2018

 

 

 

 

Ashantina Servina is a lively nine-year-old girl from Anse Boileau who suffers from a form of cerebral palsy (CP). This is a chronic neuromuscular condition that causes stiffness in the leg muscles and means that she is unable to walk.

CP permanently affects body movement and muscle coordination, thus wheelchairs remain an important mode of movement for Ashantina, providing much needed freedom.

She has been diagnosed with CP since birth and has limited mobility which can lead to various health complications.

Recently a couple, Vincent and Sheila Confait, heard about Ashantina’s conditions through the Office Choir competition which took place last year.

The Ministry of Environment’s choir was hoping to win so that it could offer its prize money to Ashantina and make her life easier, but unfortunately, it did not manage to reach the final to accomplish its objective.

As a result, the Confait couple decided to buy a wheelchair worth $600 for Ashantina.

Speaking to Seychelles NATION after the donation, Mrs Confait stated that they wanted to make a difference in the life of Ashantina and were hoping that the wheelchair would provide her with more freedom.

“We heard about Ashantina’s condition through the Office Choir competition. I was in Dubai for treatment, which I managed to get for free. With the extra money I had, we decided to do something amazing for this young girl, so that she can have a bright future with this new wheelchair,” she said.

Thanking Vincent and Sheila Confait, the mother of Ashantina, Esther Morel, added that such donation will make a difference in the life of her daughter.

“I did not expect such generosity, but I just want to thank everyone who have contributed to such donation especially Vincent and Sheila.  In this world, we still have some caring individuals who are ready to spend a lot so that others can have a better life,” she said.

Children who do not have wheelchairs find it difficult to live a fulfilling life as they cannot even leave their homes, so they struggle to make friends and find it difficult to fit into a community.

 

 

 

 

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