By Stephen Thompson | Tribune Staff – April 21, 2013
PALM HARBOR – Her arms and legs left immobile by multiple sclerosis, Anne Kiekhofer doesn’t take advantage of many of the amenities offered by Highland Lakes, a 55-and-over community overlooking Lake Tarpon. Not the 27-hole executive golf course. Not the tennis courts. Not the Olympic-size swimming pool.
But the former nurse, 69, diagnosed with the disease when she was in her early 30s, enjoyed rides aboard the homeowners association’s pontoon boats. She especially liked the 10:30 a.m. tour, with a stop at a lakeside restaurant where she could get something to eat with her husband. But Kiekhofer no longer is allowed on the Highland Lakes boats. Read more: http://tbo.com/pinellas-county/woman-sues-over-boat-access-b82479723z1
But the former nurse, 69, diagnosed with the disease when she was in her early 30s, enjoyed rides aboard the homeowners association’s pontoon boats. She especially liked the 10:30 a.m. tour, with a stop at a lakeside restaurant where she could get something to eat with her husband. But Kiekhofer no longer is allowed on the Highland Lakes boats. Read more: http://tbo.com/pinellas-county/woman-sues-over-boat-access-b82479723z1