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Independence for Megumi: prosthetic leg
Megumi needs a prosthetic leg that the health system will not fund; the cost is $4,100.
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I live with cerebral palsy. My occupational therapist at Setagaya General Hospital has assessed me and recommended a prosthetic leg. The public scheme doesn't cover it, and the quote from the supplier is $4,100.
My current equipment is 10 years old and keeps breaking, which has confined me to home for 7 weeks.
With the right equipment I could join the school sports day. 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 $4,100 goes:
• prosthetic leg: $3,850
• Delivery and set-up: $155
• Fitting and training sessions: $95
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
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- Faruk Nazrul Chatterjee 🇧🇩 · $100
“God bless. Thought of Megumi all day after reading this. - Chattogram”
- Roberto M. Lara 🇨🇴 · $77
“Stay strong! - Barranquilla”
- Wojciech Szymon Dąbrowski 🇵🇱 · $61.50
- Precious K. Molefe 🇿🇦 · $55
“From my family to yours. Thought of Megumi all day after reading this. - Stellenbosch”
- Ana A. Romero 🇺🇸 · $51
- Gökhan Hakan Yavuz 🇹🇷 · $50
“Thinking of you. Thought of Megumi all day after reading this.”
- Anonymous 🇰🇷 · $50
“Good luck - Mapo”
- Srinivas E. Swamy 🇮🇳 · $50
- Willem L. Kruger 🇿🇦 · $35
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $30
“Hope this helps. Hope the March deadline works out. - Nagpur”
- Si-woo Ji-ho Hong 🇰🇷 · $30
- Salman Haris Qureshi 🇵🇰 · $30
- Artur Łukasz Włodarczyk 🇵🇱 · $25
“Praying for you! - Poznań”
- Alexandre Fábio Moraes 🇧🇷 · $25
- Anonymous 🇪🇸 · $25
- Anonymous 🇩🇪 · $25
“Take care of yourselves. - Duisburg”
- Trang Kim Chau 🇻🇳 · $20
- Hari Narayan Lama 🇳🇵 · $20
“Keep your head up. I'm in Dharan, thinking of you.”
- Wesley F. Watson 🇺🇸 · $20
- Rubel Hasan 🇧🇩 · $20
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You're not alone. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Wish I lived closer to Makati so I could bring a meal. Blessings.
Hope the doctors have good news. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Thinking of Setagaya.
can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Setagaya.
Thank you. If you're in Setagaya I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Thanks for looking so closely.
Sending strength. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Greetings from Mangaluru.
Thanks for sharing this, Megumi. Shared this with my family. My husband and I read this together.
Wishing Megumi a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Take care.
Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Greetings from Arusha.
hang in there. Your post was clear and honest. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Greetings from Nîmes.
I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Love from Davao City.
Stay strong. Get well soon. I went through something like this 11 years ago and strangers helped me out. Thinking of Setagaya
Wishing you the best. This could happen to any of us. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home
Sending strength, Megumi. Hope the doctors have good news. My neighbor in Fukuoka donated after I showed her your page
Hang in there, Megumi. Get well soon. Greetings from Kyiv.