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Independence for Hà: prosthetic leg
Hà needs a prosthetic leg that the health system won't fund; the cost is $8,050.
🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United StatesPosted Oct 1, 20263,968 views
I live with cerebral palsy. My occupational therapist at the San Jose Rehabilitation Centre has assessed me and recommended a prosthetic leg. The public scheme doesn't cover it, and the quote from the supplier is $8,050.
My current equipment is 9 years old and keeps breaking, which has confined me to home for 7 weeks.
With the right equipment I could go to school independently. 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.
I'll pay the supplier directly from the funds, and I'll post a photo once the equipment is delivered.
Where the $8,050 goes:
• Delivery and set-up: $180
• prosthetic leg: $7,500
• Fitting and training sessions: $370
Thanks for being kind about this.
- Hà
Updates from Hà
Small update. $1,512 so far, I made the first payment toward delivery and set-up.
- Julián W. Delgado 🇲🇽 · $25 · 3h ago
“God bless. Small amount but sent with love. - Guadalupe”
- Sadia Zara Qureshi 🇵🇰 · $100 · 3h ago
- Xolani G. Sithole 🇿🇦 · $20 · 3h ago
- Komal G. Anand 🇮🇳 · $20 · 3h ago
- Anthony Valentin François 🇫🇷 · $10 · 3h ago
“Thinking of you. Thought of Hà all day after reading this.”
- Wanjiru Salim 🇰🇪 · $10 · 3h ago
- Noel G. Abad 🇵🇭 · $25 · 3h ago
- Adriana Letícia Gonçalves 🇧🇷 · $10 · 3h ago
“All the best. Hope you get the rest soon. - Brasília”
- Madelyn Matthews 🇬🇧 · $20 · 3h ago
- Jacob G. Hendricks 🇺🇸 · $20 · 3h ago
- Ye-eun Ga-eun Yang 🇰🇷 · $50 · 3h ago
- Oky Bayu Yuliani 🇮🇩 · $20 · 3h ago
- Anonymous 🇪🇬 · $250 · 3h ago
“From my family to yours. My brother told me about this one. - Shubra”
- Ritu N. Saxena 🇮🇳 · $75 · 3h ago
- Vincent Ebo Nti 🇬🇭 · $5 · 3h ago
- Zubair Omer Rana 🇵🇰 · $50 · 3h ago
- Mercy Aisha Mwende 🇰🇪 · $50 · 3h ago
- Hussein Hamza Haddad 🇸🇦 · $75 · 3h ago
- Hugo R. Salazar 🇨🇴 · $30.50 · 3h ago
“Wish I could do more. From Bucaramanga with love. - Bucaramanga”
- Christian D. Reid 🇺🇸 · $10 · 3h ago
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Wishing Hà a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Put this on a community board in Bogotá this morning.
Thinking of you and your family, Hà. Shared this with my family. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Thinking of San Jose.