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An adapted tricycle for Violet: help me move freely
An adapted tricycle would give Violet independence - we're $3,450 away.
🇺🇸 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States2,010 views
I live with muscular dystrophy. My occupational therapist at Baton Rouge General Hospital has assessed me and recommended an adapted tricycle. The public scheme doesn't cover it, and the quote from the supplier is $3,450.
My current equipment is 12 years old and keeps breaking, which has confined me to home for 4 weeks.
With the right equipment I could go outside without waiting for someone to push. 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 $3,450 goes:
• adapted tricycle: $2,750
• Fitting and training sessions: $290
• Delivery and set-up: $150
• First-year servicing plan: $260
Thanks for reading all this.
Updates from Violet
35% there. I made the first payment toward adapted tricycle. Thank you.
We're at 22% thanks to 10 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon.
- Christian H. Wood 🇬🇧 · $50
- Trupti C. Bhavsar 🇮🇳 · $30
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $25
“Hope it all works out. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Pittsburgh”
- Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $50
- Amelia P. Delgado 🇺🇸 · $20
- Tariq Bilal Warraich 🇵🇰 · $100
- Gregory L. Tillman 🇨🇦 · $25
“Keep your head up. Thought of Violet all day after reading this. - Toronto”
- Andrea M. Barrett 🇯🇲 · $100
- Oshan Gayan Senanayake 🇱🇰 · $10
- Eunice Janet Nabwire 🇰🇪 · $30
- Julieta G. Cabrera 🇪🇸 · $10
- Mathieu Gilles Fernandez 🇫🇷 · $30
- Dustin N. Foster 🇺🇸 · $20
- Roman P. Park 🇺🇸 · $25
“Get well soon. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Cambridge”
- Rui Wu 🇺🇸 · $100
- Víctor L. Álvarez 🇲🇽 · $50
- Ian Tucker 🇺🇸 · $20
- Itzhak Zvi Hadad 🇮🇱 · $50
- Yusuf Deniz Coşkun 🇹🇷 · $16
- Christian Moore 🇬🇧 · $25
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Good luck, Violet. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Baton Rouge.
Sending good thoughts, Violet. Shared this with my family. I have a 6 year old who wants to send good wishes too. All the best.
Wishing you peace. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I'll check back for the next update. Thinking of Baton Rouge
Wishing you the best, Violet. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. My husband and I read this together