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Pablo’s Story
by Mark Borland
Pablo is 10 years old and lives with his parents and two younger brothers in north-west London. He attends a local school and goes swimming once a week at the local leisure centre.
Pablo was clinically diagnosed with infantile epilepsy at an early age and this has led to his severe developmental delay. He is unable to weight bear or walk without specialist equipment or assistance and because he has no speech, he communicates by making noises, eye pointing and touch. Pablo is also prone to frequent and repeated infections due to a blood disorder.
To enable Pablo and his family to go out more and access parks and countryside, The Priority trust, working with Newlife, funded an all terrain buggy for Pablo in the summer of 2009. The buggy also provides him with the postural support and positioning he requires.
Pablo’s Mother says: “He’s happier and more content. You can see in his face and body language that he’s much more happy and confident outdoors, which he loves.”
His parents are extremely pleased with the buggy and the difference it is making for Pablo and the family. Pablo is now much less isolated. Before, with his wheelchair, he needed to be indoors or on flat surfaces. The buggy is much more manoeuvrable and allows him to interact better with his brothers, enjoy parks and be outside more. As a family, they’ve also been on holiday together and Pablo was able to join family walks in the countryside.
Pablo’s Father adds “Having the all terrain three wheeler has enabled Pablo to enjoy and be able to access places that otherwise would have been impossible…without this buggy he would have been isolated and unable to join in many of the family outings. 
This buggy has allowed Pablo to have experiences and enjoyment that he would have totally missed otherwise. We are so certain that many of these outings have brought him immense happiness
We cannot emphasize enough how much this equipment has made a difference in Pablo’s quality of life”.
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