Man paralysed from chest down told 'go to a pharmacy' after vital supplies went missing on EasyJet flight
16.09.2022 - 19:33
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A man paralysed from the chest down was told to 'go to a pharmacy' after his bag full of vital medical equipment was lost during a short Easyjet flight.
Shaun Gash has used a wheelchair for 31 years after being in a car crash which left him paralysed. He says his disability isn't an issue for him and over the years hasn't got in the way of his career, which sees him jetting off to several countries in a single week, reports LancsLive.
But the fifty-one-year old requires the use of intermittent catheters to drain his bladder daily. Without the constant stock he carries with him, he says he would be required to stop drinking to avoid an accident.
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He says he has always split his luggage between check-in bags and carry-on bags to ensure he has a supply of necessary equipment with him. However, the 'one and only time' he chose not to, all of his medical luggage was lost. Shaun was due to head to Northern Ireland for short work trip, flying from Manchester Airport on Monday (September 12) to Belfast International Airport, via an EasyJet flight.
The flight was only expected to be 40 minutes long which is why Shaun, from Lancaster, decided to keep everything in one larger bag. But after a smooth check in, when he arrived in Belfast, Shaun exited the plane to find his bag wasn't there.
"On this one occasion I was only flying to Belfast, which is only 40 minutes away so I didn't think anything of it I just thought it was fine, it'd be okay, what could possibly go wrong," He said.
"When we landed in Belfast I was assisted off the plane - by the airport staff - got into a wheelchair and they took me through to baggage and the baggage