Bionic Arm for Joseph
Fundraising campaign by
Gillian Williamson
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£5,204.00raised of £42,000.00 goal goal
Paypal donations -
https://www.paypal.me/josephsbionicarm
Hello 🙋😊
I was just hoping people might be able to help my brother Joseph (27) to get a bebionic arm with a power function elbow.
Joseph got encephalitis when he was 7 years old and subsequent white matter brain damage due to this, resulting in epileptic and behavioural issues until his 20's.
Things started looking up, his brain damage healed, Joseph became calmer, his seizures became less erratic, then he got cancer in his wrist in 2011.
The cancer was extremely rare was known not to respond to chemotherapy or radiotherapy, and was on the brink of spreading. The only option was the amputation of his arm a few inches above the elbow.
Joseph is resilient though, sewing his own buttons back on one-handed, just months later; stunning the nurses at his problem solving skills and quick learning, and still beating everyone at pool.
The be-bionic hand and components (power function elbow, socket and flexible wrist) costs just over 40k in a quote we got from the Hci-Vivocare clinic in Glasgow (since stopped trading, please see updates 08/05/20) and will require Joseph and one carer to travel down to get the arm measured/fitted etc.
The therapy to learn how to work the arm/hand may also cost £150 a session; so we have set the goal to reflect this, also adding on the gogetfunding fee (4% of each donation) to pay for the funding page.
There will also be travel costs added for flying from Shetland to the clinic's location aswell as possible hotel fee's.
We've done bag packing at a local supermarket and are planning to do events as well which we will keep you posted on in the updates :)
Here’s a website link for the hand If you want to see it in action, there's YouTube video links there as well. Or watch the youtube video above :)
I feel like it’s a big ask, but then I remind myself: I see causes on her and similar funding webpages; on Facebook; on TV; collection boxes etc, etc. the whole time for cancer research, how to prevent it, how to bring awareness, but not so many for the survivors, and I hear very little about the amputees.
This would have a real impact, quickly, if he got it. Simple things that get overlooked, like hanging up his washing, or putting on a belt, will become easy again.
If you can spare anything, it would be life changing 😊
Organizer
- Gillian Williamson
- Campaign Owner
- Shetland, UK
Im Josephs sister :)
Im Josephs sister :)
Coronavirus
Update posted by Gillian Williamson at 07:58 amHello, i thought I'd better do an update as i know a few will be wondering what's happening with our fundraising efforts. Unfortunately the vivocare clinic in Glasgow became unavailable in providing us the prosthetic, so we started looking into other options for purchasing it.Joseph went with our mum to. . . . .
Summer Draw
Update posted by Gillian Williamson at 01:27 pmWe’ve did the Draw yesterday with Mr Tavish Scotts help :)Heres the video I took of it, i chickened out and took a video as opposed to a Facebook live, which was good cos i filmed a huge bit at the beginging without realising haha (edited out)... also sorry for. . . . .
Summer Draw
Update posted by Gillian Williamson at 11:12 pmHi we're doing the Summer Draw on the 28th of August with Tavish Scott in his office and will be filming the draw for legitimacy ... I'm hoping to Facebook live it, though, I've never done one, so I'm toying with just a video upload to make sure it works. . . . .
Edit of detail's
Update posted by Gillian Williamson at 10:04 pmHi 😊Sorry for the lack of updates but we've been busy 😄Joseph has grown his hair a bit ... and has also had a new quote for the be-bionic hand plus components nearer to home (Glasgow), so I thought I'd better get my finger out and edit the page to. . . . .
Paypal
Update posted by Gillian Williamson at 07:09 pmHi, Here's our PayPalme link for PayPal donations.https://www.paypal.me/josephsbionicarmThank you 😊
Happy New Year!
Update posted by Gillian Williamson at 05:01 pmAnother awesome night in Da Kiln Bar! The money donated (£118) along with the money thats come in for Josie's dad Gibbie's great swim, that he did in the summer, (£610) and a hugly generous Christmas donation from Josie's granny and grandad, Ruby and Gibbie (£2000) the half way mark's. . . . .
'Busk' fundraising at Da Kiln
Update posted by Gillian Williamson at 06:15 pmTotals up over 20700 now! 😆Great night at Da Kiln last Saturday, we raised a good amount of £160 for our busk and plan to do another on the 30th of December! heres a little taster (our brother Georden Williamson)https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=752864...For those who can make the next one, we have a
Fundraiser at the Kiln Bar on the 2nd.
Update posted by Gillian Williamson at 12:04 pmWe're having a "Busk" Fundraiser at the Kiln Bar in Scalloway on Saturday night, 2nd December at 9pm. There will be Live Music from various artists including Alan Mckay & Robert Bennet who have just released their new album of guitar music; Marie Williamson & Nathan Leask with their band. . . . .
Halloween bag pack
Update posted by Gillian Williamson at 02:22 pmThank you to everyone who let us pack your shopping this last week and helped us raise an astonishing £2672 towards Josie's arm! We're over the moon and so excited to only be £2147 away from the half way mark!You are all amazing xx
PayPal
Update posted by Gillian Williamson at 11:36 amHi,Just an update on the page, there was a little bit of a glitch in the matrix and paypal was taken away as a donation option, but its been fixed again now, and you'll see the option once you put in an amount and click next :)
Donors & Comments
- gillian spanswick
- Donated on May 08, 2020
Hope you get on ok, we are starting out an the same Journey. Interested to hear how you all get on.
- Anonymous
- Donated on Jun 06, 2019
- Guest
- Donated on Jun 01, 2019
- Anonymous
- Donated on Mar 27, 2019
Good Luck.I watched the film and am full of admiration for Joseph.
- Hannah Smith
- Donated on Mar 26, 2019
- Anonymous
- Donated on Mar 26, 2019
- Hazel Brown
- Donated on Feb 11, 2019
Lovely to meet your family.
- Anonymous
- Donated on Feb 04, 2019
- James Paton
- Donated on Feb 04, 2019
Go Joe!
- Stu Polson
- Donated on Feb 04, 2019
All da best Josie
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Hope you get on ok, we are starting out an the same Journey. Interested to hear how you all get on.