June 25, 2018

US Veteran gets help after exhausting all resources

Frank is a veteran who honorably served in the United States Air Force for nine years. Unfortunately Frank has Rheumatoid arthritis which causes him to have issues walking. Due to his long term aggressive arthritis, Frank had a power wheelchair that stopped working over time and insurance would not cover repairs. The family felt hopeless at […]

June 1, 2018

Who is Andrew?

Who is Andrew? Andrew is an intelligent, kind- heart, guy with a great sense of humor. He continues to stay positive no matter what situation and is always willing to share his story. Andrew has spastic cerebral palsy due to him being born 10 weeks prematurely. The easiest way to describe his disorder is by saying […]

May 25, 2018

Never be to too proud to receive help.

Pride is something that can interfere with our ego and can be harmful if we don’t figure out how important it is to seek help. Although we are in need of help, our pride might not allow us to seek out the proper resources because we feel like we can handle things on our own. […]

May 16, 2018

Muscular dystrophy comes in more than one Form.

There are so many ways Alternative in Motion help out the community, such as offering lifts for patients that have diseases that causes them to loss all control in their muscles. One of our clients suffer from muscular dystrophy which has caused his grandmother to have a hard time helping him get out of bed and […]

May 8, 2018

How your donation has helped Al

Imagine needing two back surgeries within three months and being stationary because your wheel chair is broken and you need a replacement from your insurance that will take months to a year to process. This is one of the many types of clients we help daily. We give our clients a way when it seemed […]

August 29, 2016

Robert

Robert received a new scooter after Ron saw him rolling along with completely worn-out tires. Ron shares the story here: “On the way to one appointment, I saw a gentleman on the side of the road with scooter tires that were so worn the rubber was peeled away and he was riding on the hard […]

August 29, 2016

Leonard

Our friendly client Leonard with his new walker and cane (and Coleen!)

August 29, 2016

Volunteers – Disher Design & Development

A few awesome volunteers from Disher Design & Development powerwashed some chairs this morning! Ron’s kids helped them eat donuts.

August 29, 2016

Paws with a Cause

We had the opportunity to donate mobility equipment to Paws with a Cause, helping them train service dogs to work with people with disabilities

August 29, 2016

Wheel Run

This lovely lady walked the Wheel Run through the snow with the help of the GVSU student event organizers