Re-mortgage

20 December 07
Re-mortgage

I told you all that I would share the ups and downs of arranging this challenge, well we have had a lot of ups now it is the turn of the downs.

Yesterday, 19th, via my local supplier, I learned that the manufactures of the Alber Adventure will not loan me the chair for the challenge, this I find very surprising considering the amount of publicity that the World Record Attempt would create for the Alber Adventure and the company. If you were going to buy a power wheelchair which one would you consider, the one that has gone from Lands End to John O'Groats in 29 day with out breaking down or the one that has not had such a challenge! The supplier of the Alber Adventure that I have approached, can only let me have a £1000 discount, which is dived 50-50 between them and the manufactures, still leaving me with an approximate bill for the Alber Adventure, of £7000 because of the extras I need. I have approached an other supplier and await to hear from them to see if they are willing to help with the overall cost of supplying Alber; you will be the first to know the outcome.

The only way I can find £7000 is to try and re-mortgage my home, this is now been looked into.
I am determined to do the E2E in June 08 for Arthritis Care, but without the suitable power wheelchair, namely the Alber Adventure, I cannot do it. My own power wheelchair is a DHSS and my Balder, which because it is so comfortable and I cannot see it been replaced, I cannot use either of them on the E2E challenge.

This is not the end for me because I am a fighter if need be, and this challenge for Arthritis Care, and may I add, for myself, is well worth fighting for.

Watch this space for further developments