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A specialist standing frame for Isabelle: help me move freely
Help Isabelle get a specialist standing frame so She can go to school independently.
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I live with a rare neuromuscular condition. My occupational therapist at Toronto 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 $3,250.
My current equipment is 12 years old and keeps breaking, which has confined me to home for 10 weeks.
With the right equipment I could go to school independently. 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.
Funds go toward the equipment, delivery, fitting and a year of servicing.
Where the $3,250 goes:
• specialist standing frame: $2,500
• Fitting and training sessions: $330
• Delivery and set-up: $70
• First-year servicing plan: $350
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
Updates from Isabelle
Quick update: $1,412 raised so far (43%). I made the first payment toward first-year servicing plan. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
- Lamia Shapla Bose 🇮🇳 · $25
- Opio Waweru Ssemwogerere 🇺🇬 · $20
- Zainab Butt 🇵🇰 · $20
- Salvador P. Pérez 🇺🇸 · $25
- Anonymous 🇻🇳 · $25
- Lincoln Stone 🇺🇸 · $10
“From my family to yours. Thought of Isabelle all day after reading this. - Fort Worth”
- Opio Athumani Wekesa 🇰🇪 · $100
“Hang in there. My brother told me about this one. - Embakasi”
- Chloe T. Cohen 🇨🇦 · $50
- Sandra Ingrid Barros 🇧🇷 · $10
- Roberto Flávio Cardoso 🇧🇷 · $20
- Tim Jan Thomas 🇩🇪 · $10
“Thinking of you. I'm in Duisburg, thinking of you. - Duisburg”
- Santiago G. Ramos 🇳🇿 · $250
- Hazel K. Ramos 🇵🇭 · $5
“From my family to yours. Only $5 but hope it helps. - Angeles”
- Lily M. Jones 🇺🇸 · $25
- Rebecca K. Bell 🇺🇸 · $15
- Theresa Elisabeth Schulz 🇩🇪 · $25
- Omkar H. Apte 🇮🇳 · $5
- Keerthana G. Krishnamurthy 🇮🇳 · $10
- Christian L. Galang 🇵🇭 · $250
“Get well soon. Hope the October deadline works out. - Iloilo City”
- Guillaume Leclercq 🇫🇷 · $10
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Sending love, Isabelle. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Take care.
Wishing you peace. Shared this with my family. Put this on a community board in Nairobi this morning.
hope it all works out, Isabelle. Shared it with a few friends.
stay strong. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Blessings
Hope things get better soon. Hope you get there. I went through something like this 9 years ago and strangers helped me out.
sending good thoughts, Isabelle. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Put this on a community board in Bacoor this morning.
This could happen to any of us. Love from Dehiwala.