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Julia can't leave home - help build a ramp
Help Julia regain independence: a simple ramp build.
🇺🇸 California, United States1,437 views
Julia has used a wheelchair since 2023, and the house has three steps at the front door and no ramp. At the moment Julia can only go outside when two neighbors are available to lift the chair.
The materials (treated timber, screws and non-slip surface) have been donated by a local lumberyard. We need a carpenter or two to measure, cut and build, plus a helper or two.
The ramp has to meet the local accessibility standard of 1:12 slope, which is why a person with building experience is important. We estimate six hours of work.
Tools are welcome - saws, drills, spirit levels. We'll provide refreshments, and Julia's family will cook lunch for the team.
Thank you so much.
- effort
- one weekend
- format
- In person in San Jose
- skills
- carpentry, measuring, power tools
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This could happen to any of us. Wish I lived closer to Dallas so I could bring a meal. Take care
Hope you get there. Please keep us posted. Love from Lapu-Lapu
Wishing you peace. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Thinking of San Jose.
Thanks for sharing this. Hope the doctors have good news. Greetings from Ikeja.
Sending love. Hope this works out for you. It's not much but it's yours. Greetings from Montréal.
stay strong. Get well soon. Thinking of San Jose.
Hope this works out for you. Put this on a community board in Accra this morning. Greetings from Accra.
hope the doctors have good news. Wish I lived closer to Fresno so I could bring a meal. Thinking of San Jose.
Thinking of you and your family, Doris. Your post was clear and honest.
Wishing you the best. Hope you get there. Wish I lived closer to Dublin so I could bring a meal. Thinking of San Jose.
thinking of you. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day
Thanks for sharing this, Doris. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We're a small family in Kharkiv but we're thinking of you. Thinking of San Jose.
So sorry you're going through this. Hope the doctors have good news. Wish I lived closer to Orlando so I could bring a meal.
Keep going. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I have a 5 year old who wants to send good wishes too.