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Edilene needs a prosthetic leg - help us make it happen
Edilene needs a prosthetic leg that the health system won't fund; the cost is $2,650.
🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil1,660 views
Edilene lives with multiple sclerosis. The occupational therapist at São Paulo General Hospital has assessed her and recommended a prosthetic leg. The public scheme doesn't cover it, and the quote from the supplier is $2,650.
Her current equipment is 10 years old and keeps breaking, which has confined her to home for 3 weeks.
With the right equipment Edilene could go to school independently. It would change everyday life for the whole family.
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 $2,650 goes:
• prosthetic leg: $2,450
• Fitting and training sessions: $65
• Delivery and set-up: $45
• First-year servicing plan: $90
With deep gratitude,
Sônia
Updates from Sônia
Update from São Paulo: I made the first payment toward fitting and training sessions. We're at 46% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
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“All the best. Thought of Edilene all day after reading this. - Gujranwala”
- Wilfredo S. Castillo 🇵🇭 · $200
- Benjamin G. Santos 🇵🇭 · $100
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $100
- Jepkoech Nafula Mushi 🇰🇪 · $100
- My Ngọc Nguyen 🇻🇳 · $100
- Yoga Firmansyah 🇮🇩 · $76
- Anonymous 🇮🇹 · $75
- Derek Elliott 🇦🇺 · $75
“Sending love - Townsville”
- Yasemin Başaran 🇩🇪 · $54
“Thinking of you. Only $54 but hope it helps. - Regensburg”
- Susana J. Aguilar 🇺🇸 · $50
- Tian Ming Peng 🇺🇸 · $50
- Ayaan R. Malhotra 🇮🇳 · $43.50
- Evans Njoroge Kiprop 🇰🇪 · $38
- Anand C. Tandon 🇮🇳 · $25
- Jonathan Avila 🇺🇸 · $25
- Anonymous 🇹🇭 · $25
- Rashid D. Mabaso 🇿🇦 · $25
- Márcia Adriana Moreira 🇧🇷 · $25
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Wishing you the best, Sônia. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.
Sending love, Sônia. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. God bless.
Hope it all works out, Sônia. This could happen to any of us. After 30 years in farming I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Greetings from Jakarta
Good luck, Sônia. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I went through something like this 3 years ago and strangers helped me out
wishing Edilene a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Wish I lived closer to Campinas so I could bring a meal