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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alistair Mason

‘An amazing display of humanity’: Wheelchair user thanks public for funding

A wheelchair user has spoken of the “life-changing” kindness of strangers, after a successful crowdfunding effort to raise money for a new chair.

Robert West, a 35-year-old teaching assistant from Huntingdonshire near Cambridge received funding for part of the cost of his £11,000 chair, but still needed to contribute nearly £3,000.

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