18-06-2025
Bridlington boy who uses a ventilator in fundraising bike race
A Bridlington boy who uses a ventilator has raised almost £600 after taking part in in a relay race on behalf of a charity that designs equipment for children with 7, cycled along the town's seafront last week using a specially designed trailer holding his breathing leg was part of a 2,500 mile (4,024 km) national race from Glasgow to Windsor to generate funds for the Cerebra Welsh-based organisation has produced specially adapted paddleboards, bikes and wheelchairs, which it provides for free.
Head of product design Dr Ross Head said the charity responded to requests directly from families."Whether it's an adapted bike, a paddle board or a device to help a child throw a ball for their dog, each product has a real impact on a child's life," he said. "We might only make one or two of each item, or we might produce hundreds, but they are so well-used because it meets a real need for that child."Henry was born with multiple medical conditions and needs help to breathe through a tube in his requiring a ventilator 24 hours a day he plays football, cycles and learnt to swim.
His mother Shevonne said that wherever Henry goes the medical equipment "has to move with him"."The difference with Henry is that he is a mobile child as well and he's running, climbing and everything and he has always been that way," she told the BBC One Show."Dr Ross made these trollies ready for us to try different prototypes."All of getting up to this point Henry being so independent is down to those solutions that Dr Ross has made for us."Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
