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Tharun needs a pair of hearing aids - help us make it happen

Help Tharun get a pair of hearing aids so He can attend work interviews.

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Tharun T. Sastry
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Saket
I live with low vision from retinitis pigmentosa. My occupational therapist at the Saket Rehabilitation Centre has assessed me and recommended a pair of hearing aids. The public scheme doesn't cover it, and the quote from the supplier is $700. My current equipment is 11 years old and keeps breaking, which has confined me to home for 3 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. Funds go toward the equipment, delivery, fitting and a year of servicing. Where the $700 goes: • pair of hearing aids: $630 • Fitting and training sessions: $35 • Delivery and set-up: $10 • First-year servicing plan: $25 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.

Updates from Tharun

  1. Quick update: $553 raised so far (79%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Quick update: $497 raised so far (71%). the plan for delivery and set-up is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($95 in total) the plan for delivery and set-up is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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    “God bless. Thought of Tharun all day after reading this. - Saint-Denis”

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  • Thanks for sharing this. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't give up. All the best.

    • Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Tharun

      • Tharun T. SastryOwnerAnswer

        It's all in the list in the story. pair of hearing aids is the big one at $630, I'll post a receipt when it's paid.

    • You're not alone. I hope things turn around soon. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. God bless

      • Rooting for you. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. God bless

        • sending love, Tharun. Shared it with a few friends. God bless.

          • Wishing you peace. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money

            • sending good thoughts, Tharun. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Saket.

              • Stay strong, Tharun. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too

                • Best of luck, Tharun. This could happen to any of us. Put this on a community board in Guarulhos this morning. Love from Guarulhos.

                  • Thinking of you and your family, Tharun. Hope you get there. Please keep us posted. Blessings.

                    • thinking of you, Tharun. Shared it with a few friends. After 16 years in hospitality I know how hard it's to ask for anything.

                      • Sending good thoughts. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Greetings from Kharkiv.

                        • Wishing you peace. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Please keep us posted. Thinking of Saket

                          • William KirbyPhoto verified

                            Hope it all works out. Shared this with my family. We're a small family in Moscow but we're thinking of you

                            • Good luck, Tharun. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.

                              • Good luck, Tharun. Hope this works out for you. Put this on a community board in Rawalpindi this morning. Greetings from Rawalpindi.

                                • Sending strength, Tharun. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Love from Kano.

                                  • Hope it all works out, Tharun. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Love from Dallas

                                    • Keep going, Tharun. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Take care.

                                      • Wishing Tharun a smooth procedure and a full recovery

                                        • thanks for sharing this, Tharun. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. I went through something like this 6 years ago and strangers helped me out.

                                          • Hang in there. Hope this works out for you. I hope November is when things finally get easier. Take care.

                                            • So sorry you're going through this, Tharun. Get well soon. I hope November is when things finally get easier. All the best!

                                              • Dipu Noman RoyID verified

                                                Wishing Tharun a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Love from Salé

                                                • Rooting for you. Get well soon. My neighbor had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Blessings.

                                                  • Thanks for sharing this, Tharun. Wishing Tharun a smooth procedure and a full recovery. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.

                                                    $643.50 raised of $700

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