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Mobility fund: cochlear implant processor upgrade for Doris in Cairns
Doris needs a cochlear implant processor upgrade that the health system won't fund; the cost is $6,450.
🇦🇺 Cairns, Queensland, Australia4,960 views
I live with low vision from retinitis pigmentosa. My occupational therapist at Cairns General Hospital has assessed me and recommended a cochlear implant processor upgrade. The public scheme doesn't cover it, and the quote from the supplier is $6,450.
My current equipment is 13 years old and keeps breaking, which has confined me to home for 6 weeks.
With the right equipment I could speak with the people around her. 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 $6,450 goes:
• cochlear implant processor upgrade: $5,750
• Fitting and training sessions: $270
• Delivery and set-up: $165
• First-year servicing plan: $265
Thank you so much.
- Doris
Updates from Doris
We're at 45% thanks to 76 of you. the plan for fitting and training sessions is now scheduled. More news soon.
- Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $25
- Olumide Jide Nwosu 🇳🇬 · $11.50
“Get well soon. Thought of Doris all day after reading this. - Ikeja”
- Bishnu Narayan Tamang 🇳🇵 · $20
“Hope things get better. Small amount but sent with love. - Kathmandu”
- Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $10
- Ethan W. Young 🇺🇸 · $20
- Pooja S. Kale 🇮🇳 · $25
- Henok Yared Abera 🇪🇹 · $20
“Only $20 but hope it helps. - Jimma”
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“Be well. Been where you are, it gets better. - Coyoacán”
- Hlengiwe L. Naidoo 🇿🇦 · $25
- Amol J. Deshpande 🇮🇳 · $15
- Stephanie Rose 🇬🇧 · $71
- Adriana S. Álvarez 🇪🇸 · $30
“Get well soon! - Vigo”
- Ramón E. Fernández 🇺🇸 · $100
- Thawatchai Manit Phetcharat 🇹🇭 · $30
“Get well soon. Gave what I could this week. - Bang Khen”
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“Sending love. Please keep us posted. - Lalitpur”
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- Nanami Hina Yokoyama 🇯🇵 · $10
- Alok F. Maurya 🇬🇧 · $200
“Thinking of you. I'm in Leeds, thinking of you.”
- Basma Rasha Ibrahim 🇪🇬 · $15
- Saki Tanaka 🇯🇵 · $100
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Sending strength, Doris. Looking forward to the next update. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Greetings from Yekaterinburg
Wishing you the best, Doris. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. God bless.
is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Doris!
Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. cochlear implant processor upgrade comes first ($5,750) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. Happy to explain more.
Hope it all works out, Doris. Hope you get there.
This could happen to any of us. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double!
Rooting for you, Doris. Shared this with my family. We're a small family in Arusha but we're thinking of you