Getting a mobility van for Dianes wheelchair
Fundraising campaign by
Carl Borey
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US$6,825.49raised of $20,000.00 goal goal
No more donations are being accepted at this time. Please contact the campaign owner if you would like to discuss further funding opportunities
This is Diane; she was diagnosed with Multiple sclerosis (or MS) at the age of 26. MS is a chronic, disabling disease that attacks the central nervous system, which is made up of the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves.
Diane has no feeling in her legs and is unable to walk. Performing simple daily task that are easy for most of us, are challenging if not impossible for Diane. Diane manages to get up every morning and make the most of everyday no matter how challenging and exhausting it may be. She loves life, her husband and her family. Her husband is not without his own set of serious health problems, and even from the confines of her chair she helps him with his daily needs and medicine injections.
Diane and her husband are on a very small fixed income, so I do the best I can to help support them with their daily finances. Diane’s family recently purchased a van and had a wheel chair lift installed so that Diane could get to and from doctors appointments and also allow her the freedom, when she has the strength, to get out of the house.
Unfortunately 3 weeks after they purchased the van, Diane fell while transferring out of bed and broke her ankle. The cast that was put on her foot caused an infection, which almost took her life. The tragedy of all of this is that Diane can no longer stand to transfer from a chair to the van seat. So the van they purchased will no longer work, because the lift on it is only for a empty wheelchair. Therefore Diane is now again unable to leave the house.
Diane’s family and friends want to help give them get back their freedom of mobility and some quality of life to enjoy life outside of the house. They need to trade in the van they currently have for a specialized mobility van that has a built-in wheel chair ramp, so that Diane can wheel her motorized chair right in the van without the need to be transferred from chair to the van seat. These type of wheel chair conversion vans are very expensive, (around $17k just for the wheel-chair conversion part) and out of the reach of what they can afford.
Any contribution is greatly appreciated and no amount is too small. If you cannot afford to contribute any money, then you can still help me by spreading the word about our fundraising campaign to as many people as possible.
Thank You,
Carl
PS; Diane is my step-mom
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Organizer
- Carl Borey
- California, US
Donors
- Doyle White
- Donated on Sep 28, 2013
- Arn
- Donated on Sep 28, 2013
Carl, you are the son anyone would be proud to have.
- Floyd Taylor & Jerry Gum
- Donated on Sep 27, 2013
I am going to post a message for my friends on My Fitness Pal, a website I've used for my weight loss and fitness. Hopefully they can either help or spread the word as well. Wishing you luck Carl. And Diane.
Thank You Everyone!
Update posted by Carl Borey at 09:24 amThank you EVERYONE for your donations! We raised just over $9000 with on and offline donaitons and we were able to get a van with the trade-in and carrying the balance over 6 months payments. We made it happen becasue of all of you!! You are all angels!! Watch
Donation Incentives
Update posted by Carl Borey at 01:07 pmTo sweeten the pie, I am adding some incentives for reaching in your wallet to donate. Anyone who donates a minimum of $5 to my fundraiser, as a thank you for your donation, your name will be entered in a drawing to win one of 3 prizes, that will be
Donors & Comments
- Doyle White
- Donated on Sep 28, 2013
- Arn
- Donated on Sep 28, 2013
Carl, you are the son anyone would be proud to have.
- Floyd Taylor & Jerry Gum
- Donated on Sep 27, 2013
I am going to post a message for my friends on My Fitness Pal, a website I've used for my weight loss and fitness. Hopefully they can either help or spread the word as well. Wishing you luck Carl. And Diane.
- Jeff
- Donated on Sep 27, 2013
- Maggie
- Donated on Sep 27, 2013
It's not much, but hopefully every little bit will help. You're a good son to tackle this project for your family. I have no doubt that the negotiations with the van company were your doing. xoxo
- David Donovan
- Donated on Sep 27, 2013
sending best wishes! No need to enter me in the raffle, but thanks for that.
- John Hedges
- Donated on Sep 27, 2013
- crzbud69
- Donated on Sep 23, 2013
- Will Paige
- Donated on Sep 19, 2013
- Hope Luna
- Posted On Sep 19, 2013
Very nice what you are doing for your mom I will spread the word about your project because I am trying like you to help my mom but my mom is no longer here she went home on July 31,2013 to be with the Lord. God bless you and what you are doing for her because once they are gone it's heart breaking and there is a hole noone can fill in your heart this story touched my heart and God will reward you for what you are doing. Hope you reach the goal to get the van she needs to get her freedom from home.
