'I was rammed by someone while using my wheelchair on a cruise - it was a disability hate crime' Looking out at the horizon before the cruise ship left the port from Malta, Wendi Fletcher, 54, was excited to explore Europe with her husband.
Wendi, who was diagnosed with RRMS (Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis) - a type of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) - in 2019, has always had a love of exploring new places, having backpacked across the world with her husband, Tony, 55, when they were younger and now regularly jets off for sun-soaked getaways or on one of their favourites, a cruise.
During a cruise, Wendi will take a self-propelled wheelchair, along with a walking stick from Cool Crutches and an elbow crutch to help aid her mobility, depending on how she is feeling on the day.
Due to her RRMS, Wendi faces daily struggles with walking, which she finds "more and more difficult" while dealing with left arm heaviness and on-and-off blurred vision.
Before getting her RRMS in 2019, Wendi experienced various symptoms, including blurred vision, subtly losing her balance and even small things like "looking up in the shower and choking on water."
