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Mobility fund: stair-climbing aid for Henryk in Gdańsk

A stair-climbing aid would give Henryk independence - we're $1,500 away.

🇵🇱 Gdańsk, Pomerania, Poland2,428 views
Henryk Wojciech Wojciechowski
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Gdańsk
I live with low vision from retinitis pigmentosa. My occupational therapist at the Gdańsk Rehabilitation Centre has assessed me and recommended a stair-climbing aid. 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 5 weeks. With the right equipment I could attend work interviews. 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 $1,500 goes: • stair-climbing aid: $1,200 • Fitting and training sessions: $145 • Delivery and set-up: $25 • First-year servicing plan: $130 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.

Updates from Henryk

  1. Small update. $1,038 so far, the plan for stair-climbing aid is now scheduled.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($948 in total) I made the first payment toward stair-climbing aid. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  3. We're at 38% thanks to 10 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.

  • Silvia Cruz 🇦🇷 · $250
  • Ani Fitria Utomo 🇮🇩 · $100
  • Thanaporn Manee Tangsiri 🇹🇭 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇩🇪 · $77
  • Opio Juma Mwangi 🇺🇬 · $75
  • Walter Marcel Pohl 🇩🇪 · $57
  • Uzma Samina Lashari 🇵🇰 · $51

    “Keep your head up. Thought of Henryk all day after reading this. - Lahore”

  • Nahid Habib Siddique 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Ahmad Aditya Siahaan 🇮🇩 · $50

    “Wishing you the best. Thought of Henryk all day after reading this. - Jakarta Barat”

  • Amani Margaret Mwakyusa 🇰🇪 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $50

    “Wishing you the best. Thought of Henryk all day after reading this. - São Paulo”

  • Deborah H. Jimenez 🇬🇧 · $50
  • Gregory L. Harrison 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $50

    “Every little bit. Thought of Henryk all day after reading this. - Santa Fe”

  • Javier T. Santos 🇲🇽 · $30
  • Fatima Ifeoma Gbadamosi 🇳🇬 · $25

    “Hang in there. Thought of Henryk all day after reading this. - Wudil”

  • Raúl G. Núñez 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Lola Ifeoma Okonkwo 🇳🇬 · $25
  • Franco Aldo Carbone 🇮🇹 · $25

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  • Hope this works out for you. Greetings from Kingston.

    • Thinking of you and your family. Hope the doctors have good news. I'll check back for the next update.

      • Wishing you the best, Henryk. Hope you get there. God bless

        • is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Henryk

          • Sure. The biggest one is stair-climbing aid, $1,200. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. It helps to be asked.

        • Good luck. I hope things turn around soon. Wish I lived closer to Bogotá so I could bring a meal. Love from Cairo.

          • Wishing you peace, Henryk. Hope the doctors have good news. We're a small family in Sydney but we're thinking of you.

            • Wishing you peace, Henryk. I hope things turn around soon. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.

              • Hope it all works out, Henryk. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend

                • So sorry you're going through this, Henryk. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Love from Jakarta Selatan

                  • Arda Uğur ŞenPhoto verified

                    wishing you the best. Shared it with a few friends. I hope April is when things finally get easier.

                    • Stay strong, Henryk. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side

                      • Nicholas N. MatthewsAddress verified

                        Keep going. Hope this works out for you. Love from Jacksonville.

                        • Praying for you, Henryk. This could happen to any of us.

                          • Wishing you the best, Henryk. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My neighbor in Sacramento donated after I showed her your page. God bless

                            • Yu-na Na-young JangPhoto verified

                              Praying for you, Henryk. Hope you get there. My neighbor in Polokwane donated after I showed her your page.

                              • Stay strong, Henryk. Get well soon. All the best.

                                • Nolan F. HopkinsID verified

                                  Rooting for you. Hope this works out for you. Please keep us posted. Love from Rio de Janeiro.

                                  • Take care, Henryk. Shared it with a few friends. God bless.

                                    $1,520 raised of $1,500

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