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A specialist standing frame for Tahmina: help me move freely
Tahmina needs a specialist standing frame that the health system won't fund; the cost is $800.
🇧🇩 Gazipur, Dhaka, Bangladesh756 views
I live with profound hearing loss. My occupational therapist at Gazipur 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 $800.
My current equipment is 11 years old and keeps breaking, which has confined me to home for 8 weeks.
With the right equipment I could get to the shops and visit friends. 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 $800 goes:
• Fitting and training sessions: $40
• First-year servicing plan: $30
• specialist standing frame: $730
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
- Tahmina
Updates from Tahmina
Thank you all. We're at 13% now ($105). I'm honestly stunned. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. - Tahmina
- Nisha J. Rawat 🇮🇳 · $100
- Greta Dietrich 🇩🇪 · $93
“Get well soon. Hope you get the rest soon. - Dortmund”
- Anonymous 🇲🇽 · $50
- Murugan K. Kamath 🇮🇳 · $50
- Fernando Eduardo Chávez 🇺🇸 · $10
“Stay strong. Thought of Tahmina all day after reading this. - Orlando”
- Bích Thu Pham 🇺🇸 · $5
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thinking of you and your family. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I'm in accounting myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you