A mum in Cardiff is fundraising for a new wheelchair for her disabled son while she undergoes treatment for a rare and aggressive form of cancer. Mum-of-two Eliska Zidova, 30, who lives in Gabalfa, is crowdfunding for an off-road wheelchair for her four-year-old son Eddie Rouse, who has cerebral palsy and currently uses a "heavy and unwieldy" wheelchair provided by the NHS.
She and her ex-partner, Ben Rouse - Eddie's dad - hope the new wheelchair will further their son's "passion for adventure and adrenaline" and help him to "keep up with the other kids at school". In just five days, Eliska has fundraised £4,400 via GoFundMe for the new wheelchair which costs £4,850 without any adaptations or extra features.
She said she didn't expect such a strong and fast response to her campaign, but thinks it is is a testament to how popular and well-loved Eddie is within the local community. "Because of his personality and because it's the only disabled child in the class, he got lots of lots of friends and lots of mums know about him and the teachers absolutely adore him...all the older kids in school as well help him."
