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Mobility fund: cochlear implant processor upgrade for Walter in Mannheim
Walter needs a cochlear implant processor upgrade that the health system won't fund; the cost is $3,650.
🇩🇪 68195, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany3,980 views
Walter lives with low vision from retinitis pigmentosa. The occupational therapist at the Mannheim Mobility Clinic has assessed him and recommended a cochlear implant processor upgrade. The public scheme doesn't cover it, and the quote from the supplier is $3,650.
His current equipment is 10 years old and keeps breaking, which has confined him to home for 3 weeks.
With the right equipment Walter could attend work interviews. 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 $3,650 goes:
• cochlear implant processor upgrade: $3,050
• Fitting and training sessions: $280
• Delivery and set-up: $105
• First-year servicing plan: $215
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
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Hope this works out for you. Love from Cox's Bazar.
thinking of you. Wishing Walter a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Please keep us posted.
Stay strong, Uwe. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Don't give up. Blessings.
I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Wish I lived closer to Mumbai so I could bring a meal. Greetings from Columbia.
Wishing Walter a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.
Wishing Walter a smooth procedure and a full recovery. All the best.