Cliff Chan, who had his electric wheelchair stolen, has been managing since Wednesday with a loaner wheelchair. PHOTO STEPHANE MORTAGNE – VDNPQR
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« My little brother had his electric wheelchair stolen in Lille last night (Wednesday), I don’t know who can do this kind of thing but if you ever see something … The publication, on Twitter, posted online Thursday morning, now exceeds 10,000 shares.
« Wednesday evening, around 8:30 p.m., I went to say hello to a friend on rue Vantroyen for two minutes, in a classic building, not at all PRM [personne à mobilité réduite, ndlr]. So I left my chair at the entrance and what happened … », Explains Cliff Chan, still baffled.
“I have little hope”
In the large hall of the town hall, the 27-year-old Lille resident – who is exhibiting this weekend at Solid’Art as a photographer – manages with a loaner chair. ” I have little hope. I imagine mine is already in pieces, burnt or degraded somewhere He says.
And to add: ” I’m not even angry.
Rather disillusioned with human nature. It’s still unlikely, isn’t it? »
Has a rare genetic condition called osteogenesis imperfecta or “glass bone disease”, the young man can walk a little. ” That’s why I left the chair down », He specifies.
A pot to finance a new chair
Cliff has not yet filed a complaint and does not necessarily wish to do so. ” What would that be for? He breathes. So, to finance a new chair (which costs several thousand euros), he decided to launch a pot online.
« I hesitated. And then I put my pride aside, he laughs. I have always been keen to be resourceful, autonomous, I fight for my mobility. But when I saw the huge support received I thought to myself
“Come on!” “
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