MoneyDisability & accessibility
Pallavi needs a stair-climbing aid - help us make it happen
Pallavi needs a stair-climbing aid that the health system won't fund; the cost is $1,150.
🇮🇳 Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India1,225 views
Pallavi lives with profound hearing loss. The occupational therapist at the Thiruvananthapuram Rehabilitation Centre has assessed her and recommended a stair-climbing aid. The public scheme doesn't cover it, and the quote from the supplier is $1,150.
Her current equipment is 10 years old and keeps breaking, which has confined her to home for 7 weeks.
With the right equipment Pallavi could speak with the people around her. 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 $1,150 goes:
• Fitting and training sessions: $30
• stair-climbing aid: $1,100
• First-year servicing plan: $20
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
Updates from Gauri
Good news. Because of your gifts ($622 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Janhavi E. Bhavsar 🇮🇳 · $25
- Mónica D. Salazar 🇪🇸 · $10
“Be well. Only $10 but hope it helps. - Tarragona”
- Shoaib Irfan Jilani 🇵🇰 · $50
- Mirjam Petra Hoogland 🇳🇱 · $25
“Praying for you. Shared with friends too. - Nijmegen”
- Sagar Kiran Limbu 🇳🇵 · $25
“Wish I could do more. Only $25 but hope it helps. - Butwal”
- Sneha W. Shah 🇮🇳 · $15
- Ssebuliba Rashidi Maina 🇰🇪 · $10
“Thought of Pallavi all day after reading this. - Nairobi”
- Ricardo F. Soto 🇺🇸 · $50
“All the best. I'm in Seattle, thinking of you. - Seattle”
- Anonymous 🇮🇩 · $25
“You got this. Only $25 but hope it helps. - Semarang”
- Maarten Van Dam 🇳🇱 · $100
- Daniel L. Velasco 🇺🇸 · $10
- Ruby Collins 🇳🇿 · $7
- Anoma Prabha Wijesinghe 🇱🇰 · $50
“Hang in there. Thought of Pallavi all day after reading this. - Negombo”
- Edilene Natália Ferreira 🇧🇷 · $50
- Esperanza K. Rangel 🇨🇴 · $15
- David Tobias Weiß 🇩🇪 · $46.50
- Isabelle L. Figueroa 🇺🇸 · $75
- Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $20
- Bharath Kurup 🇮🇳 · $10
- Joyce Chebet Kiptoo 🇺🇬 · $50
Reviews
Only people who gave to this need, or whose offer to help was accepted, can review it.
No reviews yet.
Questions & comments
Ask before you give. Email-verified members can comment and ask questions - no donation needed.
Sign in or create a free account to join the conversation.
Sending good thoughts, Gauri. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Thinking of Thiruvananthapuram
stay strong, Gauri. I hope things turn around soon. Sent it to 25 people at work.
Wishing you peace. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Love from Brooklyn.
Praying for you, Gauri. Looking forward to the next update. Please keep us posted. Love from Addis Ababa.
Good luck. Hope this works out for you. I went through something like this 11 years ago and strangers helped me out. Love from Jeddah