Help Me Outa This Chair - Above Knee Prosthetic Leg Wanted

[oneleggedbrit]

Lost my leg to cancer, and now am faced with the fact that I have no insurance coverage for a prosthetic leg. Its been months and I really need to get outa this wheelchair. Im a pre k thru 5th grade music teacher, outa work now because of limb loss and covid.
I know these legs are very expensive, my friends have started a go fund me account to help me buy my own leg. If anyone has a leg they would like to sell me or donate, please please let me know, Id be so very grateful, just love to get back to teaching again.

Im also on facebook "jon dunmore sinclair"

Thanks to all for reading this.

Jon

[snowyh]

Hi, Jon. Perhaps one of the following organization may be able to help you:

The Barr Foundation is a non-profit organization determined to help improve the quality of life for amputees in the United States and across the globe. Every year thousands of amputees are refused prosthetic limbs due to lack of funds or lack of proper medical insurance. The Barr Foundation helps to provide these people with the funding, treatment, and prosthetic devices needed to return them to their normal lifestyles. Over the last 10 years, the Barr Foundation has helped over 1200 amputees in 30 states and 21 foreign countries become "Whole Again". www.opedge.com/Advertiser/barr/

The Limbless Association (UK) provides information and support to the limb-loss community. Among the benefits they provide are Awards, Grant & Prizes, Welfare Benefits, and Fundraising. limbless-association.org/index.php/what-we-do

Limbs for Life Foundation programs include a Prosthesis Fund--Money raised through fundraisers, benefits, and charitable donations is used directly to benefit the life of an amputee. Each qualified applicant is partnered with a certified prosthetist who fits them for a brand-new prosthesis and provides essential follow-up care. Prosthetists partner with the foundation by offering their services, while qualified physical and occupational therapists provide cost-free follow-up calls to those who receive prosthetic awards. The World Limb Bank collects used limbs and distributes them, free of charge, to amputees in developing countries. www.limbsforlife.org/

Various Amputee Resources abilitytools.org/resources/amputee-resources.php

Best of luck,
Helen