Vital medical equipment returned
Published: January 6, 2005
A woman who had a vital piece of medical equipment, which allows her to sleep, stolen has found a replacement.
Rita Carlisle, 53, from Knaphill, Surrey, suffers from a condition called essential tremor.
The £22,000 remote control gadget sends out pulses to calm the condition and can be switched off so she can rest.
Ms Carlisle was said to be “chuffed” after the National Hospital for Neurology found a new one after the theft, which happened before Christmas.
‘Shake uncontrollably’
She said: “I have only had three to four hours sleep each night since it was stolen, I was extremely tired.”
Her bag containing the device and £600 cash was stolen at Asda supermarket in Farnborough on 23 December - the first time Ms Carlisle had ventured out since an operation to fit the device was completed.
Ms Carlisle has not worked since May 2003 and hoped the device would help her to find a new job.
She said: “When it’s off, I can shake uncontrollably but when it’s on, no-one would know there is anything wrong with me.
“It’s a whole new lease of life for me, I have never been able not to shake before.”
She hopes her insurance company will cover the cost of replacing the device.
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