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Independence for Camila: specialist standing frame
Camila needs a specialist standing frame that the health system won't fund; the cost is $1,900.
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I live with profound hearing loss. My occupational therapist at La Plata General Hospital has assessed me and recommended a specialist standing frame. The public scheme doesn't cover it, and the quote from the supplier is $1,900.
My current equipment is 9 years old and keeps breaking, which has confined me to home for 4 weeks.
With the right equipment I could get to the shops and visit friends. 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 $1,900 goes:
• specialist standing frame: $1,750
• Fitting and training sessions: $75
• Delivery and set-up: $40
• First-year servicing plan: $35
Thanks for reading all this.
- Camila
Updates from Camila
Small update. $70 so far, I made the first payment toward delivery and set-up. - Camila
Update from La Plata: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 4% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
Good news. Because of your gifts ($15 in total) I met with the supplier and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely. - Camila
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thinking of you, Camila. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Take care
Shared it with a few friends. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Greetings from Boulogne-Billancourt
Sending strength. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. I hope October is when things finally get easier. All the best.
Rooting for you, Camila. Get well soon. Love from Ciudad de México.
Hope things get better soon. Hope this works out for you. Put this on a community board in Melbourne this morning.
thinking of you. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Take care
Thinking of you. Gave what I could, wish it was more. After 13 years in customer support I know how hard it's to ask for anything.
Hope things get better soon. This could happen to any of us. After 21 years in social work I know how hard it's to ask for anything.
I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. I went through something like this 3 years ago and strangers helped me out. All the best.
Sending strength, Camila. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I went through something like this 13 years ago and strangers helped me out.
Get well soon. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from Johannesburg.
Thanks for sharing this, Camila. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Thinking of La Plata.