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I was born with SMA in 1964. I've lived a fairly 'normal' life up
until April 18 2008 when I suffered a mild stroke. During recovery I
had a 2nd stroke in August 30 2009 that caused me to lose the use of
my left side (arm, hand & fingers). My dependency grew immensely.
I continued on trying to cope with my new limitations by seeking
different ways/methods to do what I did before only to be greeted by
failure, frustration & depression. While floundering about I
joined various support groups on Facebook. Within a few months I saw a
posting of a robotic arm called JACO! I felt a strong urge to find out
more & soon discovered that the mfr was Kinova (Canadian) and
demos were available sooooo.....I signed up for a demo!
JACO made
2 attempts to get hooked up to my chair when we discovered I needed to
upgrade a part, but once I did JACO connected perfectly! I had JACO
for Easter weekend 2014 & I felt my life returning to normal. I
video'd a few tasks & posted on Facebook and Youtube. My disabled
friends were facinated & curious about JACO too. So when JACO was
due to leave I had harsh reality crash into me....JACO isn't covered
by insurance, government or very affordable. Removing JACO was like
losing my left side all over again...I have never wanted something so
badly before nor have I ever sought to do a fundraiser to get a JACO.
I've been told a JACO costs about $35,000.00CDN. Any surplus will be
put in an account for others who'd benefit having a JACO. Can you help?
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