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'It's definitely negligence' - Cork woman left in pain due to unsuitable wheelchair

Shannen O’Flaherty is 26 and living with Friedeich's Ataxia. It’s a rare inherited disease which causes damage to your nervous system and movement problems. It also means Shannen needs to use a wheelchair. But unfortunately, she’s been given the wrong wheelchair, which means she’s in pain every day. So now she’s fundraising for her own.

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13.16 9 Mar 2023


'It's definitely negligence' - Cork woman left in pain due to unsuitable wheelchair


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13.16 9 Mar 2023


Shannen O’Flaherty is 26 and living with Friedeich's Ataxia. It’s a rare inherited disease which causes damage to your nervous system and movement problems. It also means Shannen needs to use a wheelchair.

But unfortunately, she’s been given the wrong wheelchair, which means she’s in pain every day. So now she’s fundraising for her own.


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