Kate

Today we have been re-arranging our house to be more wheelchair-friendly, and tomorrow Maddie will start her big challenge - to spend 7 days in a wheelchair to raise money for Canine Partners. If you’d like to sponsor her, please have a look at Maddie’s JustGiving page.

@JeremyClarkson slightly unusual, but we’re ready

@DianeCoyle1859 Do you have a piece of vet bed, or a folded towel you can put there to make it comfier for her joints?

Yes, in the kitchen again …

@Cycling_Embassy Great plan, and the translation to English is much appreciated too… but there’s no need to use the word ‘they’ in your tweet when referring to people with disabilities. If we’re an inclusive society, we need inclusive language.

Cycling is freedom. A freedom to travel, that opens up worlds for people with disabilities. And thanks to inclusive cycling infrastructure and special needs vehicles, they have access to transport, fitness, therapy, and recreation; just like anyone else. bicycledutch.wordpress.com/2018/07/03/inc…

@annaholligan @AtlasContact twitter.com/al_humphreys?s… Look at this guy, he’s great, and might be good inspiration (in many ways).

Still surreal… Discussing #storiesfromthecyclepath with Marcella, brilliant editor @AtlasContact Writing a book is daunting (also a dream). So much to share, where do experienced non-fiction authors start…?

@debb_hackett @AWSA What a beautiful read.

Really thrilled to have this devotion published today. @AWSA #faith #followingJesus arisedailydevos.wordpress.com/2021/05/30/fol…

@Al_Humphreys Worked for me. Thank you Al 😁😁

Can you quickly help me test if I've correctly set up this book giveaway? Click here, then see if you can get the free book downloaded: dl.bookfunnel.com/pdnudf9sam (Prize for helping = free book plus a warm glow of kindness.) Thank you!

Teenage fundraiser Maddie has raised over £2,400 for Canine Partners by selling cookies, busking, and spending a week in a wheelchair! Read her story here: caninepartners.org.uk/blog/teen-rais… #AmazingDogs #TransformingLives #Charity #Fundraising #CaninePartners #AssistanceDogs

Week in a Wheelchair in aid of Canine Partners: Job done and £2124 raised!! Maddie’s JustGiving page is still open if you’d like to donate. Big thanks to everyone who has done so - you’ve made us so happy. We’ll leave you with Maddie and Wilhelmina (half term sewing project!)

Maddie’s general confidence and positivity in the wheelchair has grown during this challenge too. It’s been great to watch! Maddie finishes her challenge at lunchtime tomorrow, so it’s not too late to sponsor her, go to JustGiving.com and search Madeleine Hooker.

Maddie’s Week in a Wheelchair challenge in aid of Canine Partners. Lessons from day 7... Today we had a birthday in the house!! After lessons Maddie made a totally amazing birthday cake for her sister. She has been planning the design for some time!

The cake looks & tastes fab, but the best bit about it as I see things was the way Maddie moved about and managed in the kitchen. Her ability to manoeuvre, get around awkward cupboard doors/handles, too high work surfaces and the oven door has improved so much in the last week.

If you’d like to sponsor Maddie for her efforts, please follow the QR code. There are more details of her exploits there too. If you would like to find out about the amazing work of Canine Partners their website is great. Maddie has raised £1830 so far, her target is £5000!!

Maddie’s “Week in a Wheelchair” challenge in aid of Canine Partners. Lessons from day six: Literally, lessons!! Remote school started again today. Maddie had a full morning of live lessons online, followed by a whizz round the block in her wheelchair!! A very successful day!

@KSBPrioryHouse @KingsBruton @canine_partners justgiving.com/fundraising/ma…

Maddie in 3rd Form @KingsBruton is spending a week in a wheelchair to raise money for @canine_partners She has already raised over £1700 & wants to raise £5000 to cover the cost of training a puppy to provide assistance to wheelchair users.What a wonderful fundraising initiative!

Thank you for all the support so far. Maddie’s total at the time of writing is £1,757 which is 35% of the £5000 she’s aiming for!

Maddie’s ’week in a wheelchair’ challenge in aid of Canine Partners. Lessons from day 5... Maddie made bread today, and found that trying to work in a small, un-adapted kitchen was tricky. How do you open a kitchen cupboard when your wheelchair chair is in front of it? ...

Yum!!

... And how do you reach the cupboard handle when your wheelchair isn’t in front of it? Washing up was a challenge too. She certainly got round all the problems in the end though, and the bread was delicious. If you would like to sponsor Maddie for her challenge, follow the QR!

Link to the fundraiser - which currently stands at £1,707!! Thank you all so much.

Whilst out today, we bumped into some old friends, and both the ice cream van and the coffee kiosk were open in the park - all in all a very successful trip, and the most interesting things to have happened in weeks 😁😁. If you can donate to Maddie’s fundraiser use QR link.

Maddie’s ’Week in a Wheelchair’ in aid of Canine Partners Lessons from day 4 Today we braved things ‘out and about’, taking our daily exercise in the park in Bedord. It showed us that getting around can be very hard work, Maddie needed a lot of help by us pushing her!