Feb 3, 2020
Interview during SHOT 2020 in the Birdman Media Hospitality Suite
Heidi Hansing and Crystal Laramore talk about the Wheelchairs for Warriors Charity and their upcoming event.
Click for tables and tickets Peace - Love - Warriors event February 10th, 2020
Wheelchairs for Warriors Story -
Our mission is to provide veterans and first responders injured
in the line of duty with a proper fitting wheelchair!
By the time our recipients apply to us, they have tried everything
else. They have been unable to secure the proper equipment for any
one of a myriad of bureaucratic reasons and they turn to us for
help. We strive to design, build, and deliver a custom,
enhanced-mobility chair to the warrior that they and their
caregivers have been unable to acquire otherwise. We fill in the
gap the VA or workman’s comp has created. One size does not fit
all, and stock wheelchairs do not meet the complex and
rehabilitative needs of grievously wounded warriors. We make sure
they are not left behind once they arrive back home.
We custom fit each wheelchair to the patient’s physical and
lifestyle needs. Their specific injuries, capabilities, level of
rehabilitation, and lifestyles needs are assessed and accounted
for. Their physical measurements are taken and a chair is custom
designed for their exact size and build and to meet their needs,
thus elevating their quality of life to what they deserve.
Our on-staff mechanical engineer suffered with his father, who was
a veteran, being unable to acquire the proper fitting wheelchair
and the agony he endured having his legs amputated, and finally
deciding the struggle was not worth it. After only a few months in
his proper wheelchair, he passed away. His quality of life was no
quality at all, and we are on a mission to make sure that doesn't
happen to anyone else. (Side Note: the VA wouldn't take the
wheelchair back to "recycle" it, so the effort and the financial
resources spent were a complete waste.)
https://www.wheelchairsforwarriors.com
Patriot Edition is Sponsored by
https://thetaylorstrongproject.com