A New Jersey restaurant has been forced to apologize after writing “Happy Birthday Wheelchair” on a woman’s dessert. Antonia Sinibaldi, a singer-songwriter who relies on a wheelchair and ventilator, says that she received the apple cinnamon dessert while celebrating her 29th birthday at Blu on the Hudson with her loved ones. However, upon reading the words drizzled over the sweet treat, Sinibaldi told NBC New York that she started to spasm. Sinibaldi said: “The body started shaking, the body started spasming.
My body reacted faster than my mouth or my mind.” Speaking to WCBS, Sinibaldi said that the incident on June 20 left both her friends and family feeling angry. “My family's angry, my friends are angrier, but me, I'm just baffled by it,” she told the outlet. A spokesperson for the restaurant told the outlet that the word “wheelchair” had been used to identify where Sinibaldi was sitting. “The word ‘wheelchair’ was used as a reference to identify where a birthday dessert with a candle should be delivered," the spokesperson said. "Unfortunately, that notation was misunderstood and was written on the plate itself." “There was absolutely no malicious or disrespectful intent behind the notation,” the spokesperson continued. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
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