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Zainab needs a specialist standing frame - help us make it happen
A specialist standing frame would give Zainab independence - we're $600 away.
🇵🇰 75073, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan922 views
Zainab lives with muscular dystrophy. The occupational therapist at the Karachi Rehabilitation Centre has assessed her and recommended a specialist standing frame. The public scheme doesn't cover it, and the quote from the supplier is $600.
Her current equipment is 13 years old and keeps breaking, which has confined her to home for 10 weeks.
With the right equipment Zainab 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 $600 goes:
• specialist standing frame: $510
• Fitting and training sessions: $35
• Delivery and set-up: $10
• First-year servicing plan: $45
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
Updates from Uzma
Update from Karachi: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 53% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
Update from Karachi: the plan for specialist standing frame is now scheduled. We're at 29% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
Good news. Because of your gifts ($153 in total) we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Anonymous 🇬🇭 · $200
“Thought of Zainab all day after reading this. - Kumasi”
- Arif Dipu Miah 🇬🇧 · $55.50
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $50
- Alexa Stokes 🇺🇸 · $50
- Elaine Raquel Vieira 🇧🇷 · $50
- Rocío P. Maldonado 🇲🇽 · $47
- Robel Getachew Kassa 🇪🇹 · $30
“Good luck. I'm in Mekelle, thinking of you. - Mekelle”
- Christian B. Patel 🇺🇸 · $26.50
“Thought of Zainab all day after reading this. - San Francisco”
- Damian Sawicki 🇵🇱 · $25
- Claudia M. Treviño 🇲🇽 · $25
- Ella Green 🇬🇧 · $25
- Anonymous 🇰🇪 · $25
- Jade Li 🇬🇧 · $20
- Musa Musa Adeyemi 🇳🇬 · $20
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $20
- Robert N. Scott 🇺🇸 · $20
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Hope things get better soon, Uzma. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Wish I lived closer to Dhaka so I could bring a meal. Love from Hamilton.
thanks for sharing this. Looking forward to the next update!
Hope you get there. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Greetings from Swansea
keep going, Uzma. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. I have a 8 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Greetings from Los Angeles.
So sorry you're going through this, Uzma. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Karachi.
Hang in there, Uzma. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I went through something like this 11 years ago and strangers helped me out. Greetings from Marseille.