Mother-of two beats brain surgery and gets her independence back thanks to "trendy" wheelchair
Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.A mum-of-two who was left paralysed following brain surgery has her independence back thanks to a “trendy” wheelchair.Jenna McKernan, 40, from Bishopton, was a primary school teacher for 17 years until a cancer diagnosis in 2016.Following a brain operation, Jenna became paralysed down her right-hand side and needed to be pushed in a wheelchair.Today, she continues with secondary cancer treatment and has worked hard to regain some walking ability with a frame.But she needs a wheelchair most of the time and, as she can’t self-propel, her situation was becoming very frustrating.Jenna didn’t want a powered wheelchair as she had only ever seen