Times readers make dad’s mobility dream come true

Mark Borg stares incredulously at the figure on his cheque. Following an appeal in The Sunday Times of Malta two weeks ago to help the wheelchair user acquire an electric mobility scooter, donations totalled €12,286. “Never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined that the Maltese would have contributed so heartily,” the humble 39-year-old says, eyes glistening. “I’d like to thank all those who donated from the bottom of my heart. I am extremely grateful.” Life has dealt Mr Borg multiple harsh blows. Following a gruelling battle with leukaemia which very nearly cost him his life in 2006 and which resulted in several complications including cataracts and painful pressure sores, Mr Borg ended up in a wheelchair in 2007 after radiotherapy affected him badly. However, harder to endure than the debilitating illness was the fact that it caused him to miss out on a large chunk of his twin daughters’ childhood. Now eight, the twins were only two weeks old when their father was diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukaemia. Mr Borg spent the following two years in various hospitals. Returning to the San Ġwann apartment he shared with his wife Emma after losing the ability to walk, the...