Tracey is an amputee after having her leg removed in August 2022. Tracey has been forced to crawl up 17 concrete stairs after she was promised suitable housing by the council. A disabled Scots mum with one leg is begging for suitable housing as she is forced to crawl up 17 concrete stairs to her flat. Tracey Whiteside, 48, has been told she is a priority for a new accessible home by council chiefs, but has waited almost four years for them to provide one. The mum-of-one from Linwood faces an agonising trip to and from her second floor flat across stairs which she says have been urinated on. Her painful climbs have also seen her dodge needles left by drug users. Tracey lost her leg after giving in to 40 years of trauma brought on by a congenital disorder which saw her break her leg when she was just 16 months old. Tracey told the Record: I lost my leg in August 2020, since then I've had to crawl up 17 concrete stairs on my hands and knees to get to my front door. It's badly affecting my mental health. I only go out unless I absolutely have to. My flat is so unsuitable that I even have to crawl to my toilet. Picture taken 22nd April 2024