The Arthritic Aviator
June 28, 2011
A disabled women from Lincolnshire is hoping to qualify as a pilot after winning a scholarship to an American university.
Helen Saxon-Jones, from Scampton near Lincoln, was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis at the age of 10, and manages to walk despite having no hip joints.
She been selected by Purdue University in Indiana and plans to post her progress on her arthritic aviator website.
The six-week course is being funded by the Red Arrows Charitable Trust, through Flying Scholarships for the Disabled.
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