BoB volunteers complete home renovation of quad amputee
Posted: Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
A ten-year-old quad amputee has given a heartfelt thank you to a team of volunteer tradespeople who have completed a project to make significant adaptations to his home in Embsay, North Yorkshire. “I can remember that when they first came the house looked like a wreck, but then within a few weeks, it looked like a dream home that you only see on TV and I still can’t thank them enough.” However, upon his passing, his widow oversaw work to rip out some of the adaptations – so this project saw work to reinstate some of the original adaptations and some significant renovation work to make life easier for Luke.
Luke Mortimer – who was just seven years old when he lost his arms and legs after he contracted meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia – said thank you to the 12-strong team from construction charity Band of Builders (BoB) who had made the renovations to make his home life easier.
Luke, who along with dad Adam and four BoB volunteers recently appeared on ITV’s This Morning to tell hosts Dermot O’Leary and Alison Hammond all about the project, said: “I would like to thank the BoB team for making my life so much easier around my home.
The bulk of the work on the project took place at the end of June – with the final touches completed after a new kitchen was installed, ready for the handover on Sunday 3 September.
Dad Adam is a builder, and although he had started work on making adaptations himself, he reached out to Band of Builders for help, as the bungalow had previously been adapted for a man who was paralysed from the waist down.
Band of Builders – which completes practical projects to help members of the UK construction industry, their families and their dependants who are faced with life-changing or limiting circumstances – stepped in to help Adam make changes including putting in a new shower room with easy-to-use fittings, installing underfloor heating, lowering the ceilings, insulating the house and fitting new wooden flooring, as Luke and his older brother Harry spend a lot of time on the floor.
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