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How 'crazy' Karen was propelled from wheelchair to wing walker - after wanting to be fired out of a cannon
02.05.2022 - 19:51 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A basketball-mad grandmother with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) who has made an inspirational return to the court is to be strapped to the outside of an airplane in a bid to raise funds to compete in a top international tournament.
Karen Fulton, 63, initially wanted to be fired out of a cannon for he incredibly daring effort to raise 3,000 – the majority of which will go to a cancer charity.
However, when that plan was thwarted Karen, originally from Gorton and who lived in Reddish for 20 years, decided to take on a wing walk instead.
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In just a few weeks' time, she will be attached to the wing of a Boeing Stearman Biplane for over 10 minutes as it rises to a height of 15,00 feet and travels at speeds of up to 135 mph above an airfield in Yorkshire.
Mum-of-two and grandma-of-three Karen wants to raise money for the charity Breast Cancer Now as her family has been touched by it. But some of the money will also go towards helping the Great Britain over-60s female basketball team, of which Karen is a key member, compete in The Fimba European Maxibasketball Championship this summer.
It is a remarkable achievement for Karen whose career playing the sport she loves changed forever when she was diagnosed with MS aged just 27.
The Chronic disease affects the brain and spinal cord, causing a wide range of potential symptoms, including problems with vision, arm or leg movement, sensation or balance.
In Karen's case, it affected particularly affected the limbs on her right side and for the next 11 years, she used a wheelchair everyday. However she did not let that stop pursuing her passion, and after a year Karen took up wheelchair
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