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\"Smiling<\/p>\n

Bella\u2019s lost a lot of movement and strength in her right arm and legs because of transverse myelitis. She loves to play games but up to now she\u2019s had to rely on her older brother to help with the controls. Stretching her hand to either side of her PS4 controller was a real effort and she was struggling to press the face buttons as well.<\/p>\n

Not any more though. Now she\u2019s taking on her favourite LEGO games independently thanks to a custom controller setup created with the help of our therapists Nomi and Joe.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a special one-handed controller attached to a wedge on a beanbag lap tray. It keeps the controller at the perfect angle for her to play and means she doesn\u2019t have to hold it, freeing up her hands. We\u2019ve also given her an adaptor so it\u2019ll work with a Nintendo Switch when she goes to a friend\u2019s house!<\/p>\n

We\u2019re so happy to see Bella\u2019s smile. It\u2019s one of hundreds that YOUR support makes possible every year. Thank you so much!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bella\u2019s lost a lot of movement and strength in her right arm and legs because of transverse myelitis. She loves to play games but up to now she\u2019s had to rely on her older brother to help with the controls. 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