Walkin Walkers - HELP BUY A WALKER AND WHEELCHAIR!

For the past three weeks we have been volunteering at a rehab/long term care facility with over 200 patients who suffer from various severities of cerebral palsy, psychomotor delay, strokes, and developmental disabilities due to infant malnutrition. The facility, Las Obras Sociales del Hermano Pedro, functions only on donations and is run by Guatemalan staff which include nurses, doctors, physical therapists, social workers, etc.

Dominic and I have been working mainly with the children, helping them build strength and bare their own weight through exercises and walking with assistance. Out of the sixty children that live there, only a handful of them have the potential to one day walk on their own.

So, here is the problem.

1. There are only two children walkers available, one of which is broken, and the other is only suitable for smaller kids.   Therefore, we have had to borrow adult walkers to use with the children.  This creates the problem that someone (a volunteer most likely) must take the initiative to ask the nurses in the adult section if the children can borrow a walker for 30 min.  It is rare that anyone takes this initiative.

It is important that the children have access to their own appropriate walker.  The idea being, the children practice walking everyday, which is crucial to their development and quality of life.

Dominic walking with Edwin with a borrowed adult walker.   

Yasmin assisting Elmer with the one and only children's walker.

2. Saul, a 11 year old boy with cerebral palsy, is in need of a new wheelchair.  His current chair is broken.



The SOLUTION = $300

Raise money to purchase - 2 new children appropriate walkers
                                         - 1 new wheelchair



We appreciate any donation. If interested, please click on the Buy Now button at the top left and it will forward you to our Paypal account.


Thanks!

Yasmin & Dom