Lil Wayne Gives the Gift of Mobility

posted on Dec 23 by Admin in the Disability News, Fun, Opinion and Discussion, Wheelchair Accessibility, Wheelchair Technology category

While Lil Wayne was finishing his eight months in prison, many fans wrote him tons of encouraging messages. One particular fan, Ronda Austin, sent letters so heart felt that Lil Wayne ended up buying her mother a much-needed wheelchair.

Ronda said, “The first time I wrote Lil Wayne I just let him know that I support him, and I’m gonna keep writing him until he comes out. Just giving him a lot of encouragement [and] let  him know that God is with him and tell him to keep his head up and stay encouraged. I would send him bible verses all the time, just a lot of words of encouragement. I talked a lot about my family, about myself, especially about my mom and my dad, which I love very much ’cause I always talk about my parents. I guess one of my letters must have touched him and he just gave me a call.”  She said randomly in her conversation with Wayne, he bluntly came out and asked, “Did you and your dad get your mom a wheelchair yet?” She replied, “No, we’re still working on getting a chair.” He replied with, “alright, don’t worry about it…I’m gonna take care of it.”

Core Care Technologies arrived at the Austin’s front door in New Jersey to deliver Evelyn Austin’s new Quantum 6000 wheelchair. Evelyn had been stuck in her house for almost two years upon receiving her chair. Her family watched happily as she tested her new gift in the street. Evelyn didn’t know of Wayne before his gesture of kindness, but she states she wouldn’t forget his good deed.

Ron Manno of Core Care Technologies said, “I don’t know much about Lil Wayne but I’ll tell you that what he’s done, I think it’s a gift. It’s very rare that you can find an opportunity to do what he’s done.”

Evelyn said, “I felt good, I felt really great. I didn’t know Wayne before now, but I do know him now and I thank him. I really thank him to be so great and give me a chair. He didn’t even know me and he got me a chair. I pray and ask God to bless him.”

“My mom hasn’t been out the house in the street in years. I just see such a difference in her. She has like, this get-up-and-go about her now. She can get in her chair, she’s more mobile and that means so much to us ’cause me and my dad, we’re doing a lot of things around the house and making my mom comfortable, but when she’s up and about, it’s just a good thing to see,” Ronda said.