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Mobility fund: stair-climbing aid for Fleur in Amsterdam

Fleur needs a stair-climbing aid that the health system won't fund; the cost is $3,450.

🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands2,559 views
Jasper Johan Van den Berg
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Fleur lives with muscular dystrophy. The occupational therapist at Amsterdam General Hospital has assessed her and recommended a stair-climbing aid. The public scheme doesn't cover it, and the quote from the supplier is $3,450. Her current equipment is 14 years old and keeps breaking, which has confined her to home for 8 weeks. With the right equipment Fleur could get to the shops and visit friends. 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 $3,450 goes: • stair-climbing aid: $2,700 • Fitting and training sessions: $350 • Delivery and set-up: $80 • First-year servicing plan: $320 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support. - Jasper
#disability#accessibility#mobility

Updates from Jasper

  1. Quick update: $803 raised so far (23%). we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Update from Amsterdam: I made the first payment toward delivery and set-up. We're at 15% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us. - Jasper

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($339 in total) we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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    “Rooting for you. I'm in Jakarta Barat, thinking of you.”

  • Werner Maximilian Wagner 🇩🇪 · $10
  • Robert Myers 🇺🇸 · $20

    “Thought of Fleur all day after reading this. - Yonkers”

  • Anthony E. Richards 🇳🇿 · $20
  • Sosuke Daiki Saito 🇯🇵 · $15
  • Anum Javeria Orakzai 🇵🇰 · $50
  • Levi T. Cohen 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Consuelo H. Moreno 🇨🇴 · $5
  • Châu Liên Ly 🇻🇳 · $10

    “Thought of Fleur all day after reading this. - Hồ Chí Minh City”

  • Bruno Luca Sanna 🇮🇹 · $50

    “All the best. My father told me about this one. - Milan”

  • Sami Karim Trabelsi 🇲🇦 · $50

    “Happy to help. Thought of Fleur all day after reading this. - Tangier”

  • Iqra Fatima Qazi 🇵🇰 · $25
  • Popy Rubina Miah 🇧🇩 · $20
  • Prachi L. Joshi 🇮🇳 · $20

    “Hang in there. Thought of Fleur all day after reading this. - Hubballi”

  • Santiago A. Estrada 🇪🇸 · $50

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  • Guadalupe Estrada

    Thanks for sharing this. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I went through something like this 4 years ago and strangers helped me out. Thinking of Amsterdam.

    • Álvaro J. Urbina

      Praying for you, Jasper. Get well soon. All the best.

      • Sergei Yevhen Kravchenko

        Good luck. Wishing Fleur a smooth procedure and a full recovery. It's not much but it's yours. Love from Kharkiv

        $1,329.50 raised of $3,450

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