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Garima needs a stair-climbing aid - help us make it happen
Help Garima get a stair-climbing aid so She can go outside without waiting for someone to push.
🇺🇸 Florida, United States1,892 views
I live with an amputation below the knee. My occupational therapist at the St. Petersburg Rehabilitation Centre has assessed me and recommended a stair-climbing aid. The public scheme doesn't cover it, and the quote from the supplier is $10,700.
My current equipment is 8 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 $10,700 goes:
• stair-climbing aid: $10,000
• Fitting and training sessions: $320
• Delivery and set-up: $125
• First-year servicing plan: $255
Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
Updates from Garima
Thank you all. We're at 2% now ($267). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.
Update from St. Petersburg: I met with the supplier and confirmed the amounts. We're at 1% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
- Emery W. Brennan 🇺🇸 · $25
- Anonymous 🇩🇪 · $10
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $10
- Teguh Vino Gozali 🇮🇩 · $25
“Thought of Garima all day after reading this. - Bekasi”
- Lipi Bithi Dutta 🇮🇳 · $74
- Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $5
“Sending love. Thought of Garima all day after reading this. - Mandaue”
- Alyssa D. Baker 🇬🇧 · $50
- Chathurika Hasini Ekanayake 🇱🇰 · $50
“Take care of yourselves. My father told me about this one. - Colombo”
- Gbenga Femi Shittu 🇳🇬 · $13
- Anonymous 🇹🇭 · $10
- Nao Aoi Shimizu 🇯🇵 · $10
“Keep your head up. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Kitakyushu”
- Dina Nour Radwan 🇺🇸 · $5
“Keep your head up. Only $5 but hope it helps. - Saint Paul”
- Javier K. Rivera 🇲🇽 · $50
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Hope things get better soon, Garima. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes
Sending strength, Garima. I hope things turn around soon. After 7 years in social work I know how hard it's to ask for anything.
Keep going, Garima. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Take care.
looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Ribeirão Preto.
So sorry you're going through this. Your post was clear and honest. We're a small family in San Antonio but we're thinking of you. God bless
Thinking of you and your family. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Blessings.
Take care, Garima. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I hope April is when things finally get easier.
praying for you, Garima. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Wish I lived closer to Zapopan so I could bring a meal.
Best of luck, Garima. Hope the doctors have good news. Blessings.
sending strength, Garima. Looking forward to the next update. All the best.
Sending love. Hope the doctors have good news. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Greetings from Corpus Christi
Good luck, Garima. Shared it with a few friends. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Blessings.