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Mobility fund: prosthetic leg for Natalia in Orlando

Natalia needs a prosthetic leg that the health system will not fund; the cost is $2,800.

🇺🇸 Orlando, Florida, United States3,086 views
Natalia K. Nava
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Orlando
I live with muscular dystrophy. My occupational therapist at the Orlando Mobility Clinic has assessed me and recommended a prosthetic leg. The public scheme doesn't cover it, and the quote from the supplier is $2,800. My current equipment is 11 years old and keeps breaking, which has confined me to home for 8 weeks. With the right equipment I could go to school independently. 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 $2,800 goes: • prosthetic leg: $2,200 • Fitting and training sessions: $320 • Delivery and set-up: $145 • First-year servicing plan: $135 I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen. - Natalia
#disability#accessibility#mobility

Updates from Natalia

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($1,010 in total) the plan for prosthetic leg is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 20% now ($553). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward delivery and set-up.

Donations

RecentTop gifts
  • Gregory K. Elliott 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Zulkifli Pandu Ramadhan 🇮🇩 · $10
  • Hossain Ratul Bhuiyan 🇧🇩 · $25

    “Keep your head up. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Sylhet”

  • Hadley T. Graham 🇺🇸 · $50

    “Hang in there. Only $50 but hope it helps. - St. Petersburg”

  • Mark P. Mercado 🇵🇭 · $200

    “Wishing you the best. Gave what I could this week. - Calamba”

  • Mohit C. Mittal 🇮🇳 · $10

    “Best of luck. Thought of Natalia all day after reading this. - Aurangabad”

  • Kweku Ekow Armah 🇬🇭 · $10

    “Good luck. Thought of Natalia all day after reading this. - Takoradi”

  • Hetal W. Kulkarni 🇮🇳 · $5

    “Hope it all works out. Only $5 but hope it helps. - Pune”

  • Ariana L. Stephens 🇺🇸 · $250
  • Serena Gabriella Riva 🇮🇹 · $100
  • Theodore N. Rowe 🇬🇧 · $25
  • Francisca Letícia Fonseca 🇧🇷 · $10
  • Silvia C. Nava 🇪🇸 · $10
  • Oleksandr Yaroslav Ponomarenko 🇷🇺 · $250
  • Maeve Cunningham 🇮🇪 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $72.50
  • Yulia Alyona Ivanov 🇺🇦 · $30
  • Rami Abdullah Haddad 🇸🇦 · $25
  • Tamanna Tamanna Islam 🇮🇳 · $40

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  • Atim Jepkoech Kimani

    Thanks for sharing this, Natalia. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like.

    • Obinna OnyeamaID verified

      hope it all works out, Natalia. Shared it with a few friends. Please keep us posted

      • Yoon-ah Mi-sook Yoon

        take care, Natalia. Your post was clear and honest. Don't give up.

        • Leni Dietrich

          sending strength. Your post was clear and honest. Love from Medan.

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