ALL ABOUT ME

As you can see when you look at me, I was born with some deformities. This is due to some parts of my body not developing properly when I was in my birth mom's womb.

My left arm has a pretty normal humerus, an underdeveloped radius and is missing the ulna.  My right arm has a short and thick humerus, and a short radius and ulna. It also has 3 toes.    

What you don’t see is that I'm missing most of my sternum - which means my ribs are not connected to anything in the front.  I also had a large hernia that was visible when you looked at my chest but after a CT scan and surgery that has been fixed.

I am so lucky to have custom wheels and a custom nub cover made by Janice @ PawsAbility in Toronto, Ontario.  

To make them custom, Janice makes a mold of my chest first and takes lots of measurements.  Then she builds my chair and does all the final adjustments with me in it. 

When I was growing up, I also had a chest protector (made by Janice) which served like a chest plate to keep my chest protected.  It was made of a thick rubber and foam and fit me perfectly. 

The most important thing that Janice made me is my nub cover! It protects my longer/ bent arm and gives me the ability to get around inside and out surprisingly well.

Check out some pictures:

Where do I live? 

I live at Charlotte's Freedom Farm, an animal sanctuary in Ontario, Canada.  

Do I live in the house?

Yes, and I sleep in the big bed with mom

Do I have friends in the house?

Oh ya, Wally, Willow, Bambi, Rooster, Mabel, Mac, Taylor, Olive, Bee and some of my cat friends live in the house too!

Do I wear my wheels in the house?

Not very often, i can get around pretty well without them - mom put down foam mats that keep me safe while I bounce around. My nub boot makes all the difference as well.