Jacob Moore was diagnosed with cerebral palsy shortly after his birth, but he and his family have always focused on what he can do, not what he can’t.
However, the eight-year-old from Weston-super-Mare was left frustrated when his dream of learning to ride a bike was hampered by a lack of leg strength and core balance.
Eleri Davies, a solicitor at our Bristol office who’s investigating the care that Jacob and his mother Elizabeth received during his birth, learned about his efforts through the family’s client liaison manager Jennifer Appleby.
The pair arranged for Jacob to trial a Tomcat trike – a specialist form of tricycle designed to ensure those with different physical needs can access both exercise and the joy of cycling. From the very first moment, he absolutely loved it.
Elizabeth, Jacob’s mum, said: “The issues that Jacob faced with riding a bike were something I’d only mentioned in passing, but Jenny and the rest of the team went away to try and see what they could do about it. Jacob has some memory issues but after the trial all he talked about was being able to go on it again.”
With the trial proving so successful, Eleri and Jennifer got the trike resprayed to Jacob’s favourite colour of red and were then delighted to present it to him.
Elizabeth said: “We’re absolutely delighted that Jacob has his new red trike. We’re all just over the moon with it and think it will make a massive difference to his life and how he gets exercise. He loves every minute with it.”
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Eleri said: “We always want to do what we can to help our clients, and our client liaison managers are a core part of how we understand the wider needs of those we work for. We hope Jacob has hours of fun on his new bike.”
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