Posted: 1/19/2014 7:15:57 AM EDT
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http://www.gofundme.com/5i16co
My son is deaf and has cochlear implants. Cochlear implants are an amazing technology. My son Neal has been hearing with cochlear implants for about 12 years. As with most technology, there have been improvements over time. Currently Advanced Bionics (the company that manufactures Neal’s cochlear implants) has a new processor available. This processor would help Neal hear much better than his old ones. It would also be smaller and less heavy to wear behind his ears, give him the ability to use Bluetooth technology, and give him the option to use non-rechargeable batteries. With his current processors, if an extended power outage were to occur, Neal would soon be unable to hear. (For more detailed information on the new NaÃda processor, please visit here Unfortunately, many insurance providers (including Kaiser, which carries ours) are not willing to fund new durable medical equipment as long as the current equipment is not totally obsolete. They do not consider any of the aforementioned improvements to be medically necessary. We disagree, but we cannot fight them on this. Each of the new processors will cost $9,600. We have set a goal of raising $20,000. That would cover two processors and the fees for this crowd funding website. We thank you for your time in reading this, and for any donation that you make. We would also appreciate it if you would share this page with others, whether you have donated or not. Thanks, The Savages http://www.gofundme.com/5i16co |
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I might lose my job in a few weeks, so I can't really help out right now.
But have you contacted your local Knights of Columbus council? I'm a knight only for a few months, but we get requests all the time and can sometimes help out. We don't care if you're catholic or not either. Can't promise anything as I'm new to the org and don't know your local but it never hurts to ask. |
I posted a fundraiser opportunity in the GD thread. Lets rally the masses
ETA: Sorry for posting in your HTF without introducing myself. While I am not a native californian, I spent the majority of my life there. 1966-2007 The state has changed over the years but I am still proud to call it home. BG |