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hello all, this attached picture is of a 9 year old little girl her in Costa Rica who lost all 4 extremities about 2 months ago from lupus. I’m on the hunt for help for components for her prosthetic needs. We have maybe 900$ of help from the Costa Rican government for her two transtibial amputations and maybe 1600$ for her bilateral transradial amputations. In the perfect world size 23cm articulated feet,25 cm pin gel liners with locks. On the upper extremity the TRS pediatric voluntary closing hands, and 16cm gel liner with mini locks. Thanks for help on this patient her parents are hopefully but the whole family is devastated to say the least."
- Dino
Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 06:14:01 -0700
"hello all yesterday was a inspiring day here at the center of advanced prosthetics were we casted fit and saw before our eyes a 2 month post amputee of 9 years old ambulate for the first time first 30 min with help of parents and parallel bar then within a hour without holding on to anything. I would like to thank ossur, Scott Truesdale, and mike Shedd for there valuable efforts in making this possible. We are awaiting upper components from USA World Extremities Robin Talbott to fit her two arms in the next month!"
- Dino
*Your funds are providing the hands for this little girl, but without your help, children like this will continue to sit in a wheelchair and need constant assistance.
Please help little girls and boys like this experience life like they have never known.
YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE! WILL YOU?
OUR GOALis
to collect new, used and discontinued prosthetics and
orthotics and redirect them to amputee mine victims
throughout the most needed places in the world. To
provide them with resources to obtain prosthetics and
rehabilitation services in their locations. To provide
food for the families of these victims. Our goal is to
make this happen!
OUR MISSION is to raise prosthetics,
funding and Vitameals through your generous donations.
Within Countries like Cambodia, there aren't readily
available resources to allow amputees the rights to
afford or obtain prosthetics. These people are in great
need.
MY STORY
The story of my first trip to Thailand
and Cambodia. After my trip to Cambodia
and my eyes witness the great need, it
took some time to put my thoughts and
feelings into perspective. Read my story here
NEWS FLASH!
1 person every 20 minutes is getting killed or mamed by land mines, 20% are military, 80% are civilians and 55% are children. this is an average of 125,000 children per year out of 72 countries. please go to the statistics page for more information on specific countries.
We have
a limb
bank and
donations
of
prosthetics
can be
shipped
to 3992
Riviera
Grove
#204,
Colorado
Springs,
CO
80922
World
Extremities
has
storage
space
donated
by a
Colorado
Springs
business
man for
storage
of the limbs donated to
World
Extremities.
We are
so
grateful
for your
generosity.
ASSISTANCE
If you are American, live in the United States and need help getting a prosthesis, please visit Dana Bowman‘s website . He is a personal friend and a great advocate www.danabowman.com
Statistics 125,000 people, adults and children are killed or severely injured by land mines annually. please click here to visit the photos page. Select the flag of the country you wish to visit. Some of the photography depicts rather shocking scenes yet is the everyday life of some people. Parental discretion is
advised.
Resources within the United States, There are already
many resources available to Americans. One great source
of information can be found with the Amputee Coalition
of America.
Tax ID 20-1699773 for your own tax records for your
generous donation should you donate.
