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Manchester Evening News
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Chris Slater

How 'crazy' Karen was propelled from wheelchair to wing walker - after wanting to be fired out of a cannon

A basketball-mad grandmother with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) who has made an inspirational return to the court is to be strapped to the outside of an airplane in a bid to raise funds to compete in a top international tournament.

Karen Fulton, 63, initially wanted to be fired out of a cannon for he incredibly daring effort to raise 3,000 – the majority of which will go to a cancer charity.

However, when that plan was thwarted Karen, originally from Gorton and who lived in Reddish for 20 years, decided to take on a wing walk instead.

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