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Mobility fund: communication tablet with eye tracking for Mbali in Richards Bay
Mbali needs a communication tablet with eye tracking that the health system won't fund; the cost is $1,500.
🇿🇦 Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa1,548 views
I live with a spinal cord injury. My occupational therapist at the Richards Bay Mobility Clinic has assessed me and recommended a communication tablet with eye tracking. The public scheme doesn't cover it, and the quote from the supplier is $1,500.
My current equipment is 10 years old and keeps breaking, which has confined me to home for 8 weeks.
With the right equipment I could get to the shops and visit friends. 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.
Funds go toward the equipment, delivery, fitting and a year of servicing.
Where the $1,500 goes:
• communication tablet with eye tracking: $1,350
• Fitting and training sessions: $40
• Delivery and set-up: $40
• First-year servicing plan: $70
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
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hang in there. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Blessings.
Sending love. Get well soon. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Take care!
Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Richards Bay.
Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about communication tablet with eye tracking, advice is welcome too. It helps to be asked.
hang in there, Mbali. This could happen to any of us. Wish I lived closer to Manchester so I could bring a meal.
Best of luck. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Don't give up. Love from Quezon City.
Wishing you the best, Mbali. Your post was clear and honest. Blessings.
Any update on how things are going in Richards Bay?
hope things get better soon. This could happen to any of us. Wish I lived closer to Faisalabad so I could bring a meal.
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Mbali!
Sure. The biggest one is communication tablet with eye tracking, $1,350. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. I'll keep the page updated.
Shared this with my family. Please keep us posted. Thinking of Richards Bay.
gave what I could, wish it was more. Put this on a community board in Shubra this morning. Take care.
Thinking of you and your family, Mbali. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Wish I lived closer to Coyoacán so I could bring a meal
Best of luck, Mbali. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Greetings from Ciudad de México.
Hope things get better soon. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.
rooting for you. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. All the best.
So sorry you're going through this, Mbali. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. God bless