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Mobility fund: braille note-taker for Lestari in Surakarta

Lestari needs a braille note-taker that the health system won't fund; the cost is $350.

🇮🇩 Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia795 views
Zulkifli Galih Salim
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Surakarta
Lestari lives with low vision from retinitis pigmentosa. The occupational therapist at Surakarta General Hospital has assessed her and recommended a braille note-taker. The public scheme doesn't cover it, and the quote from the supplier is $350. Her current equipment is 11 years old and keeps breaking, which has confined her to home for 8 weeks. With the right equipment Lestari 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. Funds go toward the equipment, delivery, fitting and a year of servicing. Where the $350 goes: • First-year servicing plan: $50 • braille note-taker: $260 • Delivery and set-up: $40 Thank you so much.

Updates from Zulkifli

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($215 in total) we've started the first stage. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely. - Zulkifli

  2. We're at 71% thanks to 9 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.

  • Hamisi Paul Mutua 🇺🇬 · $34

    “Take care of yourselves. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Gulu”

  • Adel Said 🇪🇬 · $20
  • Hugo H. Ochoa 🇨🇴 · $10

    “Thought of Lestari all day after reading this. - Barranquilla”

  • Slamet Heru Nugroho 🇮🇩 · $20

    “Blessings. Thought of Lestari all day after reading this. - Jakarta Barat”

  • Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $50

    “Take care of yourselves. My neighbor told me about this one. - Abbottabad”

  • Charlotte Zoé Schneider 🇲🇦 · $10

    “Take care of yourselves. Thought of Lestari all day after reading this. - Fez”

  • Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $10
  • Ana Valentina Avram 🇷🇴 · $5
  • Joshua B. Castillo 🇵🇭 · $10
  • Justine Gonzalez 🇫🇷 · $20
  • Claudia N. Castro 🇲🇽 · $75
  • Peyton L. Burton 🇺🇸 · $30
  • Beatriz Letícia Freitas 🇧🇷 · $50

    “Been where you are, it gets better. - Contagem”

  • Ariana J. Little 🇨🇦 · $30
  • Waylon P. Li 🇺🇸 · $10

    “Happy to help. Thought of Lestari all day after reading this. - Springfield”

  • Shuvo Bappy Hasan 🇧🇩 · $20

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  • So sorry you're going through this, Zulkifli. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.

    • Wishing Lestari a smooth procedure and a full recovery. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Love from Birmingham.

      • Sending love, Zulkifli. Gave what I could, wish it was more. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of Surakarta.

        • Wishing you peace, Zulkifli. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Blessings.

          • gave what I could, wish it was more. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Greetings from Manukau.

            • good luck. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Take care.

              • You're not alone, Zulkifli. Shared it with a few friends. Greetings from Greensboro

                • So sorry you're going through this, Zulkifli. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. I have a 8 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Love from Tlaquepaque.

                  • Sending strength, Zulkifli. Hope this works out for you.

                    • Hang in there, Zulkifli. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Don't give up. Take care

                      • Hope it all works out, Zulkifli. Wishing Lestari a smooth procedure and a full recovery. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Greetings from Caxias do Sul.

                        • Keep going. This could happen to any of us. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Blessings

                          • Thinking of you and your family. Hope you get there. Put this on a community board in Bakersfield this morning. Take care.

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