A Rhondda town and beyond has come together to help get a beloved member of their community home after he suffered a neurological condition that has left him with paraplegia and stuck in hospital for months.
Paul Davies, from Ferndale, was rushed to hospital on October 28, 2022, after collapsing and losing all feeling in his legs. After multiple tests, he was diagnosed with Longitudinally Extensive Transverse Myelitis (LETM), which is a neurological condition causing an inflammatory lesion of the spinal cord. Paul had to have plasma treatment, a plasma transfusion and spent his 60th birthday and Christmas in hospital. Once stabilised, he was then transferred to a rehabilitation hospital.
The 60-year-old now has paraplegia and requires his house to be adapted before he is able to return home. He's been able to visit home on the occasional weekend but desperately needs adaptions to live safely. While a disabled facilities grant (DFG) is available from the council to cover some of the cost of standard adoptions, the couple are required to make a financial contribution of their own towards the work.
