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Mobility fund: braille note-taker for Taro in Sapporo
Taro needs a braille note-taker that the health system won't fund; the cost is $6,750.
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Taro lives with a rare neuromuscular condition. The occupational therapist at Sapporo General Hospital has assessed him and recommended a braille note-taker. The public scheme doesn't cover it, and the quote from the supplier is $6,750.
His current equipment is 12 years old and keeps breaking, which has confined him to home for 4 weeks.
With the right equipment Taro 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.
I'll pay the supplier directly from the funds, and I'll post a photo once the equipment is delivered.
Where the $6,750 goes:
• braille note-taker: $6,250
• Fitting and training sessions: $200
• Delivery and set-up: $85
• First-year servicing plan: $215
Thank you so much.
- Himari
Updates from Himari
Quick update: $1,606 raised so far (24%). I met with the supplier and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
- Regina G. Villalobos 🇲🇽 · $50
- Anonymous 🇯🇵 · $25
“Take care of yourselves. From Nagoya with love. - Nagoya”
- Uchenna Samuel Gbadamosi 🇳🇬 · $10
- Shankar H. Gowda 🇮🇳 · $16
- Aisha Nour Youssef 🇺🇸 · $75
“Happy to help. From Houston with love.”
- Jackson D. Anderson 🇺🇸 · $10
- Olumide Uchenna Igwe 🇳🇬 · $100
- Carlos Cortés 🇲🇽 · $25
- Saif Pavel Howlader 🇬🇧 · $25
- Bilal Bilal Awan 🇵🇰 · $20
“Happy to help. Thought of Taro all day after reading this. - Lahore”
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $50
- Rubén Duarte 🇺🇸 · $5
“God bless. Thought of Taro all day after reading this. - Los Angeles”
- Gabriela Vanessa Araújo 🇧🇷 · $50
- Chidi Kelechi Hassan 🇳🇬 · $100
- Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $20
- Carolina Maria Guimarães 🇧🇷 · $10
- Aurora D. Meyer 🇺🇸 · $10
- Walter C. Guzman 🇬🇧 · $10
- Mim Rubina Sen 🇧🇩 · $25
- Ye-jin Yu-na Kwak 🇰🇷 · $20
“All the best. My father told me about this one. - Mapo”
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Rooting for you. Hope the doctors have good news. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Blessings
Is there anything that isn't money that would help Taro?
sending strength, Himari. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Greetings from Quezon City.
take care, Himari. Looking forward to the next update. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.
Sending strength, Himari. Hope this works out for you. Love from Fort Worth.
You're not alone, Himari. Shared this with my family.