Charity completes renovations at home of disabled boy after father’s death

Thewidowofanelectricianwhodiedfollowingmentalhealthstruggleshasthankedvolunteersforcompletingtherenovationprojecthehadstartedfortheirdisabledson. ShaunFletcher,44,hadbeenworkingonimprovementstothefamilyhomenearSwaffham,Norfolk,beforehetookhisownlifelastDecember. HissonToby,16,requiresround-the-clockpalliativecareduetoquadriplegiccerebralpalsyanddystonia–uncontrolledandsometimespainfulmusclemovements. AsToby’sgroundfloorbedroomwasanemptyshellandhismotherSarahFletcherwasunabletoaccessovernightsupport,shehadtocarryhimupstairstobedandcareforhimeachnight. SarahFletcher,picturedwithToby,thankedvolunteersfromBandofBuildersforcompletingtherenovations(BandofBuilders/PA) Mother-of-sixMrsFletcherturnedtonationalconstructioncharityBandofBuildersforhelptocompleteToby’sroom. Morethan150volunteersralliedroundandcompletedtheprojectin12days,completingallrenovationsaswellaslandscapingthefrontandbackofthehouse. Addressingvolun