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A specialist standing frame for Élodie: help me move freely

Élodie needs a specialist standing frame that the health system won't fund; the cost is $3,750.

🇫🇷 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France2,071 views
Élodie Vincent
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Saint-Étienne
I live with a spinal cord injury. My occupational therapist at Saint-Étienne General Hospital has assessed me and recommended a specialist standing frame. The public scheme doesn't cover it, and the quote from the supplier is $3,750. My current equipment is 12 years old and keeps breaking, which has confined me to home for 3 weeks. With the right equipment I could join the school sports day. It would change my everyday life and my ability to work from home. 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 $3,750 goes: • specialist standing frame: $3,450 • Fitting and training sessions: $100 • First-year servicing plan: $200 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support. - Élodie
#disability#accessibility#mobility

Updates from Élodie

  1. Update from Saint-Étienne: I met with the supplier and confirmed the amounts. We're at 18% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Small update. $247 so far, the first invoice got paid this week.

  3. Thank you all. We're at 3% now ($120). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.

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  • Ouma Onyango Mollel

    Rooting for you. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Greetings from Amritsar!

    • Carlo Filippo Rossi

      Good luck, Élodie. This could happen to any of us. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Love from Latina

      • Idowu Grace Ibrahim

        Sending strength. Shared this with my family. Don't give up

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