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Funding your care (grants, fundraising, resources)

This is the place to connect to a discussion about financial resources. Share stories about getting the help you need to maximize your health and well-being. Discuss options for getting grants, raising funds in the local community.

TREATMENT

SHELWEB
  • By SHELWEB · New reply September 9, 2009
  • 3 replies
  • I am a mother of an 8 YEAR OLD girl who when she was 6 years old she was in an automobile accident with my husband (her father). This left my daughter with a T-3 TO T-4 injury to her spine. While searching ...

standing frame

papito1
  • By papito1 · New reply July 24, 2009
  • 14 replies
  • looking for a use standing frame in which its affordable, im in south jersey, pennsauken just recently move back from ohio, therapy is not well equip down here 30 minutes. sad but went through however ...

CAn't Be Tamed! Quad/Walk-A-Thon

ladybyrd043
  • By ladybyrd043 · New reply July 15, 2009
  • 3 replies
  • Thomm Morgan, the man who walks for those who can't, is going to walk for Troy Sept. 6-7 from Troy, Mo., to Troy in Pacific/Eureka. About 50 miles in 24-hrs. In conjunction with this Troy is organizing ...

Medicare doing what it can not to pay.

Globalwoundcare
  • By Globalwoundcare · Posted March 1, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • I don't know how many physicans are reading this,but I have been performing wound care to the poor and uneducated of North Georgia for over ten years. I own Global Wound Care and we pride ourselves on ...

fund raisers for camp

goldy24k
  • By goldy24k · New reply February 10, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • My friends and I go to an awesome camp each year called Camp Adventure. It's a Christian camp for the physically disabled. Every year we do fund raisers to cover the cost of camp. I save and collect empty ...

Whats the latest on drug trials for paraplegics in the US

1rmedman
  • By 1rmedman · New reply October 27, 2008
  • 4 replies
  • What are some reccomended links for info about the latest drug trials reguarding neronal regrowth ...

Moving to California

quadfatherc4
  • By quadfatherc4 · New reply September 9, 2008
  • 3 replies
  • I am moving to California and about eight months or so and I would like to know about programs that will allow me maximum independence. Where I live I am able to employ my caregivers myself and only contract ...

Fund Raisers for Financial Assistance in Pearl, MS

Blondeyvonne
  • By Blondeyvonne · New reply August 13, 2008
  • 1 reply
  • My mom no longer has a job and my medical bills exceed the Mississippi Medicaid I am currently on. For the first time in my life, I had no medical insurance when I had my car wreck which left me paralyzed ...

funding transportation

ddombr1332
  • By ddombr1332 · New reply August 11, 2008
  • 5 replies
  • Received assistance from the state, dept of vocational rehabilitation, to get a lift installed 8 years ago (had to buy a new van as the one I had had too many miles and they wouldn't pay if I used that ...

another source of income

AmandaBurkholder
  • By AmandaBurkholder · New reply August 10, 2008
  • 8 replies
  • hi i am lookin for any site or anyone who knows a way i can make some extra money its so hard to pay my bills on my fixed income of 642$ amonth thanks for your time ...

TRANSVERSE MYELITIS

kmb41
  • By kmb41 · New reply August 5, 2008
  • 2 replies
  • GOOD MORNING TO ALL, I am trying to find out more information about TM. My daughter was diagnosed 1 yr. ago with TM at the present time she has alot of physical limitations. As far as any physical therapy ...

SCI - funding for modifications of home

bluiz
  • By bluiz · New reply July 27, 2008
  • 18 replies
  • My 22 yr old son was injured and is now a C6 Quad. We have been struggling to get the home modifications done for our son. Every where we turn, there seems to be no help. We have done very little so far ...

Advancing America's Priorities Act, Senate Bill # 3297

Norm
  • By Norm · Posted July 22, 2008
  • 0 replies
  • This is a very exciting time for the Christopher & Dana Reeve Paralysis Act! After years of advocating for this bill, we have just received word it will be included in the bill titled Advancing America's ...

Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act being held up by Senator Coburn?

Norm
  • By Norm · New reply July 22, 2008
  • 3 replies
  • Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) truly has his hands full with the shenanigans of Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn, and Dr. Tom’s One Man Anti-Medicine Show. [DB] Indeed, it’s not just women’s health ...

in desperate need of help for 16 year old daughter

myheartkayla
  • By myheartkayla · New reply July 11, 2008
  • 10 replies
  • Hello my daughter in february 07 was paralized with in 30 minutes from waist down we have been through three diagnosis and treatments for two of them the most recent is spinal cord stroke she is not receiving ...

Moving states

A_wish_for_Sam
  • By A_wish_for_Sam · New reply June 27, 2008
  • 6 replies
  • My brother currently lives in Texas and I live in California. He is not doing well in Texas and I want to move him to Cali with me but don't know how to go about moving all of his benefits and such. I ...

Constantly Aware

Foundationworker
  • By Foundationworker · Posted June 24, 2008
  • 0 replies
  • Hello Community I am trying to find anyone who is interested in supporting a educational video to help all of society benefit from. Everything is in place to proceed except for securing funding towards ...

fundraiser??

nicksproudmomma
  • By nicksproudmomma · Posted June 8, 2008
  • 0 replies
  • i have had something on my mind for some time and just wanted some feedback, i thought this was the perfect place to start. my son had a spinal cord stroke prior to birth leaving him paralyzed from t3 ...

I need some help for my family

Johntryshard
  • By Johntryshard · New reply May 28, 2008
  • 7 replies
  • I have recently looked into getting some help redoing the bathroom in our home so I can get in and out. Right now i have no way of doing this, I shower by an inflatible tub that sits on my bed. this helps ...

Fundraiser for 20 yr old step son...help please=)

jenefour
  • By jenefour · New reply April 18, 2008
  • 10 replies
  • Hey everyone. I'm new to this site... so hello, and I hope I post this in the right section. I'll try and make this short & to the point. 9-9-06 My stepson dove in the ocean, wave took his legs back ...

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