Abilty, Not Disability w/ Lerona-Jayne Goldberg

This week I’m talking to the lovely Lerona-Jayne Goldberg! When Lerona was 5 years old she sustained life-changing, permanent spinal injuries, leaving her paralysed from the waist down.  In September 2022, in honour of her 40th birthday, Lerona will be attempting the challenge of hand-cycling from London to Amsterdam, over two days and 136 miles, to raise funds for the charity and organisation that’s supported her over the years - the Aspire Leisure Centre based in Stanmore, North London. For anyone suffering with an injury, Aspire was the first fully accessible fitness centre in Europe to open, back in 1983. It is now proud to say that over 32% of its members are disabled, compared to other gyms, where only 2-3% of disabled people feel there is a space for them to exercise.  I heard about this challenge via mutual friends of ours and I’d really like to help her out as much as possible. You can donate to Lerona's Just Giving page using the link here or below, and I implore you, whether it’s one pound or a hundred please donate as generously as you’re able to. All money raised, in excess of the cost of Lerona’s equipment, will go directly to Aspire’s housing programme. This provides essential equipment to maintain independence, for those living with spinal cord injuries. The money raised will also go to much-needed assisted technology, enabling disabled people to get back their independence and get back to work.  Donate to Lerona's JustGiving page here - justgiving.com/fundraising/lerona-jayne-goldberg Aspire - aspire.org.uk Aspire Leisure Centre - aspireleisurecentre.org.uk -- This episode is sponsored by MANSCAPED. MANSCAPED are the world’s champions in men’s below-the-waist grooming - get 20% off AND free shipping worldwide at manscaped.com using the promo code SODSPOD - Your balls will thank you! If you'd like to support Sod's Law you can become a Sod's Law patron at patreon.com/sodspod from as little as £1 /$1 a month - there are different tiers including ad-free episodes, giveaways and more! See podcast.co/privacy for privacy information.