… a new press release from the Rochford Housing Association:
A family from Rayleigh, Essex, is celebrating the festive season in a newly-renovated home thanks to Rochford Housing Association.
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Thanks to the association?s aids and adaptations scheme, the Holyland family home has benefitted from a new, purpose-built extension. This will enable the family to provide the best possible care for their wheelchair-bound son, Harrison, who suffers from a rare degenerative condition, Emanuel Syndrome.
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The work included an extension to the side and rear of the property to accommodate a ground-floor bedroom and wet room for Harrison. The home?s kitchen and family room were also improved, with ramps and widened door frames added to allow easy access for Harrison?s wheelchair.
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Improvements began in June and were completed in October so that the Holylands could move back into their new home in time for Christmas.
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Mum, Miss Tracy Holyland, said: ?Our new extension has made life for all of us much easier. We now don?t have to carry Harrison up and down the stairs and we have the space to spend time together as a family and offer him more independence.?