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Mobility fund: specialist standing frame for Elijah in Derry

Help Elijah get a specialist standing frame so He can go outside without waiting for someone to push.

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Elijah A. Taylor
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Derry
I live with profound hearing loss. My occupational therapist at Derry General Hospital has assessed me and recommended a specialist standing frame. The public scheme doesn't cover it, and the quote from the supplier is $3,050. My current equipment is 9 years old and keeps breaking, which has confined me to home for 7 weeks. With the right equipment I could go outside without waiting for someone to push. 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 $3,050 goes: • specialist standing frame: $2,500 • Fitting and training sessions: $220 • Delivery and set-up: $155 • First-year servicing plan: $175 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot. - Elijah

Updates from Elijah

  1. We're at 13% thanks to 14 of you. I met with the supplier and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.

  2. Quick update: $235 raised so far (8%). the plan for fitting and training sessions is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  • Anonymous 🇮🇩 · $10

    “Wishing you the best. Saw your post and had to give. - Malang”

  • Anonymous 🇯🇵 · $236
  • Eranga Liyanage 🇱🇰 · $10
  • Anonymous 🇮🇹 · $5
  • Alberto P. Galindo 🇲🇽 · $10
  • Bukola Folake Ekwueme 🇳🇬 · $5
  • Ilham Dedi Purnomo 🇮🇩 · $6.50
  • Fatima R. Davids 🇿🇦 · $5
  • Solène Simone Garcia 🇫🇷 · $10
  • Grayson G. Duran 🇳🇿 · $15
  • Brian Omondi Athumani 🇹🇿 · $5
  • Lorenzo Caruso 🇮🇹 · $20

    “Praying for you. Saw your post and had to give. - Messina”

  • Emily F. Wells 🇺🇸 · $5

    “Thought of Elijah all day after reading this. - Bakersfield”

  • Beau W. Howell 🇬🇧 · $10
  • Pamela H. Murray 🇺🇸 · $10

    “Blessings. Hope the May deadline works out. - Los Angeles”

  • Júlia Ingrid Ribeiro 🇧🇷 · $25

    “Thinking of you. Saw your post and had to give. - Juiz de Fora”

  • Randall D. Ward 🇺🇸 · $30
  • Anonymous 🇹🇿 · $15
  • Hậu Dũng Truong 🇻🇳 · $50
  • Ana Rosângela Ramos 🇧🇷 · $25

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  • praying for you, Elijah. Get well soon. Thinking of Derry

    • Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Thinking of Derry

      • So sorry you're going through this, Elijah. Hope the doctors have good news. Sent it to 3 people at work. Greetings from Rennes.

        $742.50 raised of $3,050

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