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Mobility fund: prosthetic leg for Teresa in Dallas
Help Teresa get a prosthetic leg so She can attend work interviews.
🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States1,064 views
Teresa lives with an amputation below the knee. The occupational therapist at the Dallas Mobility Clinic has assessed her and recommended a prosthetic leg. The public scheme doesn't cover it, and the quote from the supplier is $5,500.
Her current equipment is 11 years old and keeps breaking, which has confined her to home for 5 weeks.
With the right equipment Teresa 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 $5,500 goes:
• prosthetic leg: $5,000
• Fitting and training sessions: $145
• Delivery and set-up: $80
• First-year servicing plan: $275
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
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hope you get there. I hope May is when things finally get easier. Take care.
Praying for you, Elias. It takes guts to ask. Well done
Hope it all works out. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Put this on a community board in Accra this morning. Take care.
Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. After 19 years in social work I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Take care.
Thanks for sharing this, Elias. Looking forward to the next update. Sent it to 7 people at work. All the best.
Keep going. Wishing Teresa a smooth procedure and a full recovery. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Take care.
Thinking of you, Elias. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I'm in engineering myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Thinking of Dallas.
Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Dharan.
Thinking of you, Elias. Hope you get there. Take care