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A prosthetic leg for Beatriz: help Beatriz move freely
Help Beatriz get a prosthetic leg so She can speak with the people around her.
🇲🇽 Puebla, Mexico1,675 views
Beatriz lives with a rare neuromuscular condition. The occupational therapist at Tehuacán General Hospital has assessed her and recommended a prosthetic leg. The public scheme doesn't cover it, and the quote from the supplier is $1,300.
Her current equipment is 12 years old and keeps breaking, which has confined her to home for 3 weeks.
With the right equipment Beatriz could speak with the people around her. It would change everyday life for the whole family.
We've applied to two charities already and received small contributions; this campaign covers the rest.
I'll pay the supplier directly from the funds, and I'll post a photo once the equipment is delivered.
Where the $1,300 goes:
• prosthetic leg: $1,050
• Fitting and training sessions: $110
• Delivery and set-up: $20
• First-year servicing plan: $120
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Updates from Álvaro
Update from Tehuacán: we've started the first stage. We're at 44% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
Small update. $210 so far, I met with the supplier and confirmed the amounts.
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- Young-ja Ji-yeon Hong 🇰🇷 · $25
“Thought of Beatriz all day after reading this. - Seoul”
- Guilherme Enzo Dias 🇧🇷 · $57
“Sending love. Thought of Beatriz all day after reading this. - Duque de Caxias”
- Pawan Hari Bhandari 🇳🇵 · $100
- Anonymous 🇮🇹 · $50
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“Sending love. Hope the October deadline works out. - Manukau”
- Kunal B. Shah 🇮🇳 · $65
- Aisha Obiageli Raji 🇳🇬 · $8
- Anonymous 🇮🇹 · $20
- Eva Carroll 🇨🇦 · $50
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“Wishing you the best. From Caloocan with love. - Caloocan”
- Sani Lucky Uzor 🇳🇬 · $200
- Sumaiya Tania Hossain 🇧🇩 · $45.50
- Bhavna A. Apte 🇮🇳 · $25
- Rekha M. Thakur 🇮🇳 · $50
- Vitaly Leonid Vorobiev 🇺🇦 · $10
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good luck, Álvaro. Wishing Beatriz a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Put this on a community board in Los Angeles this morning. All the best.
Rooting for you, Álvaro. Shared this with my family. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. God bless.
Sending good thoughts, Álvaro. Shared it with a few friends. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Take care.
Hope the doctors have good news. Love from Lexington
Hang in there, Álvaro. Hope the doctors have good news. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected.