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Mobility fund: communication tablet with eye tracking for Gilles in Lyon
A communication tablet with eye tracking would give Gilles independence - we're $8,350 away.
🇫🇷 Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France5,659 views
Gilles lives with an amputation below the knee. The occupational therapist at the Lyon Rehabilitation Centre has assessed him and recommended a communication tablet with eye tracking. The public scheme doesn't cover it, and the quote from the supplier is $8,350.
His current equipment is 9 years old and keeps breaking, which has confined him to home for 7 weeks.
With the right equipment Gilles could join the school sports day. 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 $8,350 goes:
• First-year servicing plan: $210
• Delivery and set-up: $115
• communication tablet with eye tracking: $8,025
I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
Updates from Martine
Small update. $2,556 so far, I made the first payment toward communication tablet with eye tracking.
Wanted to say thank you properly. 22% funded and the first invoice got paid this week. - Martine
- Armando T. Vásquez 🇨🇴 · $500
- Bukola Khadija Balogun 🇳🇬 · $250
- Muhammad Eko Halim 🇮🇩 · $250
“Praying for you. Thought of Gilles all day after reading this. - Jakarta Selatan”
- Stephanie H. Harris 🇺🇸 · $200
“Thought of Gilles all day after reading this. - San Francisco”
- Hussain Waqas Rehman 🇵🇰 · $200
- Lourdes S. Guzmán 🇪🇸 · $128
- Mónica T. Guerrero 🇦🇷 · $100
- Veronika Moroz 🇺🇦 · $100
“Hope this helps. Hope the August deadline works out. - Kharkiv”
- Chai Kamol Boonmee 🇹🇭 · $100
- Volodymyr Vladimir Polyakov 🇺🇦 · $100
“Good luck. Thought of Gilles all day after reading this. - Dnipro”
- Theresa Amponsah 🇬🇭 · $100
- Rachel H. Miller 🇬🇧 · $100
- Kazuki Tamura 🇯🇵 · $78.50
- Fikir Marta Girma 🇪🇹 · $76
- Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $76
- Esra Ayşe Tekin 🇩🇪 · $75
“Thought of Gilles all day after reading this. - Wiesbaden”
- Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $75
- Cristina Fuentes 🇲🇽 · $75
- Rashmi B. Verma 🇮🇳 · $75
- Paolo J. Abad 🇵🇭 · $73
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Thanks for sharing this, Martine. Hope the doctors have good news.
So sorry you're going through this, Martine. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. It's not much but it's yours. God bless.
Wishing you the best, Martine. Wishing Gilles a smooth procedure and a full recovery. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.
Hope you get there. Greetings from Monterrey.
So sorry you're going through this. Shared it with a few friends. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. God bless.
Your post was clear and honest. Please keep us posted. Thinking of Lyon.