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A specialist standing frame for Ursula: help me move freely
Ursula needs a specialist standing frame that the health system won't fund; the cost is $6,300.
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I live with low vision from retinitis pigmentosa. My occupational therapist at the Hannover Rehabilitation Centre has assessed me and recommended a specialist standing frame. The public scheme doesn't cover it, and the quote from the supplier is $6,300.
My current equipment is 13 years old and keeps breaking, which has confined me to home for 3 weeks.
With the right equipment I could speak with the people around her. 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 $6,300 goes:
• Fitting and training sessions: $220
• Delivery and set-up: $70
• specialist standing frame: $6,010
Thank you for reading my story.
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Good luck. Looking forward to the next update. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Greetings from Brooklyn.
Sending strength, Ursula. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Hannover