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Independence for Anan: prosthetic leg
Anan needs a prosthetic leg that the health system won't fund; the cost is $1,700.
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Anan lives with an amputation below the knee. The occupational therapist at Chiang Mai General Hospital has assessed him and recommended a prosthetic leg. The public scheme doesn't cover it, and the quote from the supplier is $1,700.
His current equipment is 9 years old and keeps breaking, which has confined him to home for 12 weeks.
With the right equipment Anan 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.
I'll pay the supplier directly from the funds, and I'll post a photo once the equipment is delivered.
Where the $1,700 goes:
• Fitting and training sessions: $40
• First-year servicing plan: $45
• prosthetic leg: $1,615
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
Updates from Ittipol
Quick update: $255 raised so far (15%). I met with the supplier and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
- Okello Brian Mwende 🇰🇪 · $10
- Howard M. Tillman 🇺🇸 · $186
- Christopher M. Haynes 🇨🇦 · $25
“Wishing you the best. Only $25 but hope it helps. - Mississauga”
- Dua Ayesha Khan 🇵🇰 · $50
- Rami Hussein Aziz 🇪🇬 · $100
“God bless. From Zagazig with love. - Zagazig”
- Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $100
“Hope this helps. Thought of Anan all day after reading this. - Dundee”
- Tunde Uchenna Oyelaran 🇳🇬 · $25
- Oliver Greene 🇺🇸 · $30
- Susanne Elisabeth Ludwig 🇩🇪 · $100
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is there anything that isn't money that would help Anan?
Sending strength. Your post was clear and honest. My husband and I read this together. Blessings.
Praying for you, Ittipol. Shared it with a few friends. Wish I lived closer to Belfast so I could bring a meal. Thinking of Chiang Mai.
Good luck, Ittipol. Wishing Anan a smooth procedure and a full recovery. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.
Hope this works out for you. Don't give up. Thinking of Chiang Mai.
Rooting for you, Ittipol. Your post was clear and honest. Take care.
Take care, Ittipol. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My husband and I read this together. All the best
Thanks for sharing this, Ittipol. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier.
wishing you peace. Shared this with my family. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry
Sending love, Ittipol. Hope the doctors have good news. Sent it to 40 people at work. Thinking of Chiang Mai
thinking of you and your family, Ittipol. Your post was clear and honest. All the best.
hang in there. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day
Sending strength, Ittipol. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Take care.
you're not alone. Hope the doctors have good news. It's not much but it's yours. Greetings from Poitiers.
hope things get better soon, Ittipol. Hope this works out for you. Thinking of Chiang Mai.
I hope things turn around soon. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Greetings from Multan
Best of luck. Your post was clear and honest. Greetings from Nashik
Wishing you peace, Ittipol. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. All the best!