A South Surrey senior is calling on Walmart to better-train its staff to deal with disabled customers, after she says her husband was left at risk of a serious-injury fall during a recent shopping trip.

Kathleen McMahon said she and John were at the Grandview Corners Walmart Supercentre (2355 160 St.) on April 20 when a security guard made John use a shopping cart for support while McMahon was fetching their van from the parking lot.

John, 79, has balance issues due to Parkinson91裸聊视频檚 disease, and Kathleen had left him waiting just outside the exit 91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频渆xactly the same spot that I always do91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频� in the store91裸聊视频檚 courtesy wheelchair, which he had used throughout the half hour they91裸聊视频檇 spent shopping in the store.

When she returned a few minutes later, however, she was shocked to find him standing, clutching a shopping cart to steady himself.

91裸聊视频淭he look on his face was one of pure terror,91裸聊视频� Kathleen said.

91裸聊视频淗is legs, because of the Parkinson91裸聊视频檚, the thighs freeze up. There91裸聊视频檚 no warning. He can just fall, and has done many times,91裸聊视频� she explained.

91裸聊视频淗e was hanging on for dear life.91裸聊视频�

Peace Arch News has not yet received a response from Walmart to a request for comment.

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The company reportedly told television news that they were looking into the incident and would be reaching out to the McMahons.

However, Kathleen says she91裸聊视频檚 heard 91裸聊视频渘ot a peep91裸聊视频� from the store manager, nor anyone at the corporate level 91裸聊视频� both of which were left messages on the day of the incident.

91裸聊视频淚 would91裸聊视频檝e at least liked to have heard that they are looking into it and they would get back to me,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淭hey haven91裸聊视频檛 even done that.91裸聊视频�

Kathleen said she did make a point of speaking to the security guard at the time, but says the response she got there 91裸聊视频渄id nothing to alleviate the anger that I felt.91裸聊视频�

The employee simply confirmed that she91裸聊视频檇 taken the wheelchair from John 91裸聊视频� who also has Alzheimer91裸聊视频檚 disease 91裸聊视频� and said store policy prohibits them being taken out of the store.

If that was the case, 91裸聊视频渢here are many ways that she could91裸聊视频檝e handled that situation,91裸聊视频� Kathleen said.

91裸聊视频淭he one she chose was irresponsible, reckless. To take a wheelchair from a handicapped person is irresponsible.91裸聊视频�

Kathleen said her husband holds no animosity over what happened, and said she is not looking for financial compensation from Walmart 91裸聊视频� although she would most certainly have sued had John fallen that day.

She went public with the experience because she91裸聊视频檚 confident it wasn91裸聊视频檛 the first time something like that has happened, and 91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檇 like it to stop.91裸聊视频�

She91裸聊视频檇 like to see a policy put together and education for staff so it 91裸聊视频渘ever happens again.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淲hen something that is wrong on so many levels happens, I believe that it91裸聊视频檚 important to speak out,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淚 will not stand for this kind of behaviour. It91裸聊视频檚 just not right.91裸聊视频�