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Mobility fund: cochlear implant processor upgrade for Emma in Bristol

Emma needs a cochlear implant processor upgrade that the health system won't fund; the cost is $4,600.

🇬🇧 BS19 4QQ, Bristol, England, United Kingdom2,509 views
Emma E. Lopez
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Bristol
I live with low vision from retinitis pigmentosa. My occupational therapist at the Bristol Mobility Clinic has assessed me and recommended a cochlear implant processor upgrade. The public scheme doesn't cover it, and the quote from the supplier is $4,600. 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 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 $4,600 goes: • cochlear implant processor upgrade: $4,050 • Fitting and training sessions: $250 • Delivery and set-up: $65 • First-year servicing plan: $235 Thanks for reading all this. - Emma
#disability#accessibility#mobility

Updates from Emma

  1. Small update. $1,887 so far, the plan for delivery and set-up is now scheduled.

  2. We're at 30% thanks to 25 of you. I made the first payment toward first-year servicing plan. More news soon.

  3. Small update. $670 so far, the plan for cochlear implant processor upgrade is now scheduled.

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    “Thought of Emma all day after reading this. - Manchester”

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    “Every little bit. Thought of Emma all day after reading this. - Karlsruhe”

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    “Hope this helps. Hope the May deadline works out. - Dortmund”

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  • Alberto T. Morales

    sending good thoughts, Emma. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Wish I lived closer to Nagpur so I could bring a meal.

    • Sebastian K. HolmesPhoto verified

      Good luck, Emma. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Love from Syracuse.

      • Okello Waweru KimaroPhoto verified

        Sending good thoughts, Emma. Get well soon. Don't give up. Take care.

        • Isamu Inoue

          Wishing you the best, Emma. Wishing Emma a smooth procedure and a full recovery. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Take care!

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