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Hello,<\/p>
My name is Jen. I’m from Ukraine, now residing in Lausanne, Switzerland. Also I’m a quadriplegic since 2016. In fact, I came to Lausanne in September 2022 to participate in a clinical trial. When it was time to go back to Ukraine in November 2022, I realised that it’s too dangerous for my health because of blackouts and problems with heating. So I had to stay in Switzerland and ask for temporary asylum. At the meantime, I faced another challenge.<\/p>
I’m a quadriplegic with a high level of lesion and I’m using a manual wheelchair. I cannot operate it and usually my caregiver has to push me around in the wheelchair. However my current wheelchair has become too narrow in the heaps (I was much thinner back in time) and it’s painful to stay in the wheelchair. <\/p>
I know that no insurance can cover a wheelchair for me either in Switzerland (because I’m not a permanent resident) or in Ukraine. <\/p>
This is why I’m writing here.<\/p>
An ideal wheelchair for me is a Permobil F5 VS (with a standing option) and head array (ability to control it by myself with a head movement). The new one for me costs about 25 000 € (I contacted the company for price). It won’t be covered by any insurance in Switzerland or Ukraine. And unfortunately I don’t have funds for that.<\/p>
Do you happen to know any organizations in Switzerland or EU that might help to fund (or fundraise) a wheelchair? <\/p>
I appreciate your help,<\/p>
Jen<\/p>","bodyRaw":"[{\"insert\":\"Hello,\\nMy name is Jen. I’m from Ukraine, now residing in Lausanne, Switzerland. Also I’m a quadriplegic since 2016. In fact, I came to Lausanne in September 2022 to participate in a clinical trial. When it was time to go back to Ukraine in November 2022, I realised that it’s too dangerous for my health because of blackouts and problems with heating. So I had to stay in Switzerland and ask for temporary asylum. At the meantime, I faced another challenge.\\n\\nI’m a quadriplegic with a high level of lesion and I’m using a manual wheelchair. I cannot operate it and usually my caregiver has to push me around in the wheelchair. However my current wheelchair has become too narrow in the heaps (I was much thinner back in time) and it’s painful to stay in the wheelchair. \\n\\nI know that no insurance can cover a wheelchair for me either in Switzerland (because I’m not a permanent resident) or in Ukraine. \\nThis is why I’m writing here.\\n\\nAn ideal wheelchair for me is a Permobil F5 VS (with a standing option) and head array (ability to control it by myself with a head movement). The new one for me costs about 25 000 € (I contacted the company for price). It won’t be covered by any insurance in Switzerland or Ukraine. And unfortunately I don’t have funds for that.\\n\\nDo you happen to know any organizations in Switzerland or EU that might help to fund (or fundraise) a wheelchair? \\n\\nI appreciate your help,\\nJen \\n\\n\"}]","format":"rich","dateInserted":"2023-01-22T18:50:15+00:00","insertUser":{"userID":74916,"name":"Jen23","url":"https:\/\/enableme.vanillacommunities.com\/profile\/Jen23","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6032412\/uploads\/defaultavatar\/nFR6E42XD1AF0.jpg","dateLastActive":"2023-06-05T15:59:51+00:00","banned":0,"punished":0,"private":false,"label":"✭","labelHtml":"✭"},"displayOptions":{"showUserLabel":false,"showCompactUserInfo":true,"showDiscussionLink":true,"showPostLink":true,"showCategoryLink":false,"renderFullContent":false,"expandByDefault":false},"url":"https:\/\/community.enableme.org\/en\/discussion\/57440\/do-you-happen-to-know-any-organizations-that-might-help-to-fund-or-fundraise-a-wheelchair","embedType":"quote","name":"Do you happen to know any organizations that might help to fund (or fundraise) a wheelchair?"}">
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