Friends of a Texas woman whose wheelchair was stolen last week after a San Antonio concert have
to replace it.
Tara Ryan and her fiancé Hunter Kosa attended last week’s Blink-182 concert, and her wheelchair was stolen from the Frost Bank Center’s parking lot, according to details in the GoFundMe campaign. Ryan suffers from Friedreich’s ataxia, a rare inherited disorder that causes progressive damage to the body’s nervous system.
Following the show, Ryan’s fiancé pulled their car up front and helped get into the vehicle. Unfortunately, the couple drove off, leaving Ryan’s custom-made wheelchair behind, according to the online fundraiser. Even though they quickly realized the mistake and turned around, the wheelchair had vanished by the time they returned.
Although Ryan and Kosa filed a police report and checked the Frost Bank Center’s lost and found, the wheelchair remains missing. What’s more, the chair was custom-made for Ryan and can’t easily be replaced.
“This chair is essentially an extension of her body,” the GoFundMe states. “It’s her mobility.”