Hey guys. I just wanted to make all of you aware of a situation that happened with our son justin. He is almost 14 and in the 8th grade. Some kids figured out how to take his chair from power to manual by moving the brakes on each side. Well, on thursday, two kids took the brakes off and then started pushing his chair. Unfortunately, they were right next to a ramp and the chair went flying down the ramp. Justin had no control and his chair slammed into a pole, bending up his foot plate and pushing his ankle up and to the side. He has a very swollen sprained, possibly broken ankle. Luckily, that was it. My husband was able to fix the chair and we have Justins ankle wrapped and are giving him motrin. The school promptly took care of the situation and the kids involved. Justin was very scared with the lack of control. My husband took some plastic ties and tied the brakes in position so you have to cut them to move them now. I just wanted to make sure everyone was aware that this could happen!
--Samantha
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